ὃν οἱ θεοὶ φιλοῦσιν ἀποθνήσκει νέος → he whom the gods love dies young, only the good die young
(see also διαμέλλω): delay
cunctari, to delay, 1.71.1. 1.142.1. 4.27.4, 6.25.1, 6.49.4, 7.40.4. 7.49.4. 8.40.1. 8.87.4.PASS. 8.54.4.