be loath to do a thing
From LSJ
Ἡ δὲ παράκαιρος ἡδονὴ τίκτει βλάβην → Tempestiva aliqua ni voluptas sit, nocet → Die Lust zur falschen Zeit gebiert nur Schadensfrust
English > Greek (Woodhouse Extra)
ἄκων ποιεῖν τι, οὐχ ἑκὼν ποιεῖν τι
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