"Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" analog

[Shay H.]

I'm not looking for a literal translation, and if there's a commonly used analog to the phrase "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" for latin, that would be most awesome. I'm using "Lanigerae Lupus" at the moment, which, yes, was a machine translation for "woolly wolf". Hopefully, that kind of context helps.

 

[Araneus]

Not sure if the Romans ever had a similar saying, but you could probably translate it as Lupus lana indutus - 'Wolf dressed in wool'. I know you didn't ask for a literal translation now, but it could perhaps be argued that enlightened people would understand the meaning of it anyway.

Lanigerae lupus does not work grammatically. It should be laniger lupus.

 

[cinefactus]

Latin Proverbs and Quotations suggests Juvenal's:
Fallit enim vitium specie virtutis et umbra

 

[Mafalda]

Lupus sub pelle ovis, lupus sub pelle ovina.

 

[scrabulista]

Aesop's Fables?
A Wolf being cloathed in a sheep's skin,...
Lupus, ovis pelle indutus
many do wolve's works under sheep's cloaths.
multi sub vestimentis ovium, lupina faciunt opera

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A26506.0001.001?rgn=main;view=fulltext

 

[Shay H.]

Thank you all! And the link from Scrabulista, that's pretty nifty!