συνετῶν μὲν ἀνδρῶν, πρὶν γενέσθαι τὰ δυσχερῆ, προνοῆσαι ὅπως μὴ γένηται· ἀνδρείων δέ, γενόμενα εὖ θέσθαι → it is the part of prudent men, before difficulties arise, to provide against their arising; and of courageous men to deal with them when they have arisen
mĕlĭcēris: ĭdis, f., = μελικηρίς>,
I a kind of tumor, meliceris (the yellow matter of which looks like honey): melilotos contra meliceridas efficax, Plin. 21, 20, 87, § 151.—In sing., Veg. Vet. 2, 30 (in Cels. 5, 26, 20, called μελίκηρα>).