Esopo 341

Ῥοιὰ καὶ Μηλέα καὶ Βάτος.

Ῥοιὰ καὶ μηλέα περὶ εὐκαρπίας ἤριζον· πολλοῦ δὲ τοῦ νείκους ἀναφθέντος, βάτος ἐκ τοῦ πλησίον φραγμοῦ ἀκούσασα εἶπεν· “ἀλλ’, ὦ φίλαι, παυσώμεθά ποτε μαχόμεναι.”

Οὕτω παρὰ τὰς τῶν ἀμεινόνων στάσεις καὶ οἱ μηδενὸς ἄξιοι πειρῶνταί τινες εἶναι.

Referência do texto grego (Halm 385):
HALM, Karl (ed.). Aisōpeiōn mythōn synagōgē / Fabulae Aesopicae Collectae. Leipzig: Teubner, 1872, p. 187.  Edição digital disponível na Perseus Digital Library, com correções incidentais. URL: https://cts.perseids.org/read/greekLit/tlg0096/tlg002/First1K-grc1. Acesso em 24.apr.2023.