Is comaithech cach combúasach.

(is * neighbor * every * equally-wealthy)

Something of equal value is close enough.

Neil McLeod explained and translated this maxim, found in “Bretha Nemed Toísech” (CIH 2227.10-11). It describes the cattle that a claimant (a poet in this case) is legally entitled to seize in substitution for a debt that is owed to him.

Topics: Maxims & Wise Counsel