βουλόμενοι τῇ παρούσῃ τύχῃ ὡς ἐπὶ πλεῖστον ἐπεξελθεῖν

From LSJ

ἀλλ' οὐκ οἰωνοῖσιν ἐρύσσατο κῆρα μέλαιναν → by no augury could he ward off black death

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes Reversed)

wishing to push their present success to the uttermost