“Friend, protect yourself against the scorpion under every stone.”
ὑπὸ παντὶ λίθῳ σκορπίον ὦ ἑταῖρε φυλάσσεο
This is cited by the scholiast when discussing the following passage, quite clearly about politicians (Ar. Thesm. 528-31)
τὴν παροιμίαν δ᾽ ἐπαινῶ
τὴν παλαιάν: ὑπὸ λίθῳ γὰρ
παντί νου χρὴ
μὴ δάκῃ ῥητωρ ἀθρεῖν.
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