τὸ πολὺ τοῦ βίου ἐν δικαστηρίοις φεύγων τε καὶ διώκων κατατρίβομαι → waste the greater part of one's life in courts either as plaintiff or defendant
wander: P. and V. πλανᾶσθαι.
be scattered: P. and V. σκεδάννυσθαι.
