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
(see also διείργω): separate
dirimere, separare, to separate, set apart, 3.107.3,PASS., 6.2.1 (de Sicilia concerning Sicily), 8.33.2.