Hesiod. Works and Days. (Lines 737-741).

Never cross the sweet-flowing water of ever-rolling rivers afoot until you have prayed, gazing into the soft flood, and washed your hands in the clear, lovely water. Whoever crosses a river with hands unwashed of wickedness, the gods are angry with him and bring trouble upon him afterwards.

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Greece - Ancient - Poetry/Religion - Greeks - Greek translation