ἀξιόκτητος
From LSJ
πολλὰ μεταξὺ πέλει κύλικος καὶ χείλεος ἄκρου → there is many a slip twixt cup and lip, there's many a slip twixt cup and lip, there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip, there's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip, there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip
English (LSJ)
ον,
A worth getting, X.Cyr.5.2.10, Paus.1.9.5, Philostr.Ep.9; ἐς φιλίαν Aristid.Quint. 3.18.