The effort only shifted me from the frying-pan into the fire.
ἐλελήθειν δ᾿ ἐμαυτὸν εἰς αὐτό, φασί, τὸ πῦρ ἐκ τοῦ καπνοῦ βιαζόμενος.
Original text (Ancient Greek)
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