πρὸ τελευτῆς μὴ μακάριζε μηδένα, καὶ ἐν τέκνοις αὐτοῦ γνωσθήσεται ἀνήρ → Count no man blessed before his end; a man will be recognized in his offspring. (Ecclesiasticus 11:28)
ward off from oneself: P. and V. ἀμύνεσθαι, εὐλαβεῖσθαι.
parry a question: P. διακρούεσθαι, ὑπεξίστασθαι.