Τὸ γὰρ θανεῖν οὐκ αἰσχρόν, ἀλλ' αἰσχρῶς θανεῖν → Mors ipsa non est foeda, sed foede mori → Das Sterben bringt nicht Schmach, doch sterben in der Schmach
off one's quard: P. and V. ἀφύλακτος, ἄφρακτος (Thuc.); see unprepared.
backward, hesitating: P. ἀπρόθυμος, ὀκνηρός.