προΐεσθαί τινα ἀδικούμενον

From LSJ

ὡς οὐ δικαίως θάνατον ἔχθουσιν βροτοί, ὅσπερ μέγιστον ῥῦμα τῶν πολλῶν κακῶν → since unjustly men hate death, which is the greatest defence against their many ills

Source

Greek > English (Woodhouse)

allow a person to be injured