ἀνθρωπεία φύσις πολεμία τοῦ προὔχοντος → human nature is hostile to all that is eminent
pĕr-exīlis: e, adj.,I very slender (postAug.): vitis, Col. 11, 2, 60: perexile bonum est, Boëth. Cons. Phil. 2, pros. 4.
pĕrexīlis, e, très mince, très grêle : Col. Rust. 11, 2, 60.