μὴ κακὸν εὖ ἔρξῃς· σπείρειν ἴσον ἔστ' ἐνὶ πόντῳ → do no good to a bad man; it is like sowing in the sea
prævortō, v. praeverto.
praevorto praevortere, praevorti, - V :: anticipate; preoccupy, attend to first; outstrip, outrun
