καιρὸν εὐλαβούμενος

From LSJ

Ἐκ τῶν γυναικῶν ὄλλυται κόσμος μέγας → Magna ornamenta pereunt propter mulieres → Zum Opfer fällt den Frauen eine Menge Schmuck

Menander, Monostichoi, 181

Greek > English (Woodhouse)

biding his time, watching one's opportunity