οὐ δικαίως θάνατον ἔχθουσιν βροτοί, ὅσπερ μέγιστον ῥῦμα τῶν πολλῶν κακῶν → unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills | men are not right in hating death, which is the greatest succour from our many ills
stercŏrĕus: a, um, adj. stercus,
I dungy, stinking: miles, as a term of abuse, Plaut. Mil. 2, 1, 12.
stercŏrĕus, a, um (stercus), excrémentiel : Arn. J. Psalm. 77 || [fig.] immonde [injure] : Pl. Mil. 90.