χαλεπῶς καὶ μόλις περιελθὼν ἔλαθε

From LSJ

εὐηθείης ἠλιθίου ἀπηλλαγμένον → free from silly foolishness, many removes from folly

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes Reversed)

by pushing and scrambling he got round unobserved