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Proverbia de Camelo

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These proverbs about the Camel (Camelus) emphasize the camel's role as a beast of burden, its large size, and also its physical clumsiness.

For more information about the camel in Latin bestiaries, visit the Camelus in the Zoo. If you find some of the proverbs below difficult to understand, you will find some English translations at the Zoo page, along with some additional notes there that you might find helpful!

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Duces caeci,
excolantes culicem,
camelum autem glutientes. 		autem: postpositive
Facilius est
camelum
per foramen acus transire
quam divitem
intrare in regnum Dei.		 transire...intrare: infinitives as nouns (with camelum and divitem as accusative subjects)
Formicae
comparas camelum.

 
Multorum camelorum onus.  
Tolle recens primus piper
e sitiente camelo. 		recens...piper: split phrase
Camelus,
vel scabiosa,
complurimum asinorum
gestat onera. 		 
Camelus saltat.  
Discit camelus
pyrrhicham. 		 
Camelus
desiderans cornua,
etiam aures perdidit.
desiderans...perdidit : participle plus verb (he wanted... and lost...)

 

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