διασκαριφάω

From LSJ

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

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Spanish (DGE)

desmenuzar la tierra los pájaros con las garras, Hsch.
fig., en v. med. machacar, arruinar τὰς εὐτυχίας Isoc.7.12.