διὰ τὴν λῃστείαν ἐπὶ πολὺ ἀντισχοῦσαν

From LSJ

διώκει παῖς ποτανὸν ὄρνιν → a boy chases a bird on the wing, vain pursuit

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes Reversed)

owing to the wide spread prevalence of piracy