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Aesop's Fables: Babrius

Babrius 81 = Perry 14

Κερδοῖ πίθηκος εἶπεν "ἣν ὁρᾷς στήλην
ἐμοὶ πατρώη τ' ἐστι κἄτι παππώη."
κερδὼ πιθήκῳ φασίν "ὡς θέλεις ψεύδου,
ἔλεγχον οὐκ ἔχουσα τῆς ἀληθείης."
[κακοῦ πρὸς ἀνδρός ἐστι μὴ φεύγειν ψεῦδος,
ἂν λανθάνειν ψευδόμενος εὐχερῶς μέλλῃ.]

Ben Perry, Babrius and Phaedrus (Loeb). This edition contains the Greek texts of Babrius, with a facing English translation, and an extensive index covering the Greek and Latin fable tradition. This book is an absolute must for anyone interested in the Aesopic fable tradition. Invaluable.