ἀσφάλτιον
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)
τό,
A = τρίφυλλον, treacle clover, Psoralea bituminosa, Dsc.3.109. 2 = πολύγονον ἄρρεν, Ps.-Dsc.4.4. 3 = πεντάφυλλον, ib.42.