ἡ παλίουρος ἐγώ, τρηχὺ ξύλον, οὖρος ἐν ἕρκει:
τίς μ᾽ ἄφορον λέξει, τὴν φορίμων φύλακα;

— Paton edition

I am the rhamnus, a thorny shrub used as a fence.
Who shall say I am unproductive when I protect the
fruitful crops ?

— Paton edition

I am the rhamnus, a thorny shrub used as a fence.
Who shall say I am unproductive when I protect the
fruitful crops ?

— Paton edition

ἡ παλίουρος ἐγώ, τρηχὺ ξύλον, οὖρος ἐν ἕρκει:
τίς μ᾽ ἄφορον λέξει, τὴν φορίμων φύλακα;

— Paton edition