αὐτόχειρες οὔτε τῶν ἀγαθῶν οὔτε τῶν κακῶν γίγνονται τῶν συμβαινόντων αὐτοῖς → for not with their own hands do they deal out the blessings and curses that befall us
SourceSpanish (DGE)
emular, imitar τῶν δὲ μὴ τοιούτων (sc. τῶν πονηρῶν) τὴν πολιτείαν Basil.M.32.1345B.