μέχρι δὲ τούτου θεοῖσι εἰδέναι χάριν → but until that time he should feel gratitude to the gods
dulcĭfĭco: āvi, 1, v. a. dulcis-facio,I to sweeten: oratio jejunium dulcificat, Petr. Chrysol. Serm. Dub. 6.
