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EMBLEMA CLXXXIIII [=183] .
Ex damno alterius alterius utilitas.
One man’s loss is another man’s gain
Dum saevis ruerent in mutua vulnera telis
Ungue leaena ferox, dente timendus aper,
Accurrit vultur spectatum, & prandia captat,
Gloria victoris, praeda futura sua est.[1]
While a lioness, vicious in claw, and a boar, fearsome for its tusks, were setting upon each other, inflicting mutual wounds with their savage weapons, a vulture hurried up to watch, lurking in expectation of a meal. The victor’s glory will belong to the one that gets the spoil.
Das CLXXXIIII [=183] .
Auß eines andern schaden eines an-
dern nutz.
Als gegn einander fielen ein
Die groß Löwin unds hauwend Schwein
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Und hauwen einander wunden tieff
Mit irem Gwer und scharpffen grieff
Der Geyr macht sich dar und schaut auff
Das im sein theil ja nicht entlauff
Die ehr der Sigent bringt davon
Der raub aber thut im zustohn.
1. Cf. Aesop 200 and 203.
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