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
v. *λίς;v. λιτός.
λῐτά 1 entreaty (but cf. Chantraine, R. Ph., 1953, 16ff.) Ζηνὸς ἦτορ λιταῖς ἔπεισε (sc. Θέτις) (O. 2.80) ἄνεται δὲ πρὸς χάριν εὐσεβίας ἀνδρῶν λιταῖς (O. 8.8)
