ἀνάγκᾳ δ' οὐδὲ θεοὶ μάχονται → but not even gods fight necessity (Simonides, fr. 37.1.29)
necessary: P. and V. ἀναγκαῖος.
if it is needful: P. and V. εἰ δεῖ, εἴ τι δεῖ.
what is needful: P. and V. τὸ δέον, τὰ δέοντα.
lacking: P. and V. ἐνδεής, P. ἐλλιπής.
