αὐτόχειρες οὔτε τῶν ἀγαθῶν οὔτε τῶν κακῶν γίγνονται τῶν συμβαινόντων αὐτοῖς → for not with their own hands do they deal out the blessings and curses that befall us
pertemptō, v. pertento.
pertempto, s. pertento.
pertempto pertemptare, pertemptavi, pertemptatus V :: test, try out; explore thoroughly; agitate thoroughly