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Equo ne credite, Teucri.
quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.
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Do not trust the horse, Trojans. Whatever it is, I fear the Grecians, even bearing gifts.
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Lines 48-49; Trojan priest of Apollo warning against the wooden horse left by the Greeks.
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The Greeks I fear, and most when gifts they bring.
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Whatever it may be, I fear the Greeks, even when bearing gifts.
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O Trojans, do not trust the horse. Be it what it may, I fear the Grecians even when they offer gifts.

 
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