- *aphron*
- vocative masculine singular - foolish [one]
- *sy*
- personal pronoun, nominative singular - you
- *ho*
- relative pronoun, accusative neuter singular - what
- *speireis*
- present active indicative, 2nd singular - you sow
- *ou*
- negative particle - not
- *zōopoieitai*
- present passive indicative, 3rd singular - is made alive
- *ean mē*
- conditional negative - if not/unless
- *apothanē*
- aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular - it might die