ἀσφαλείας ἕνεκα τῆς πρὸς τὸν πηλόν

From LSJ

ἀνάγκᾳ δ' οὐδὲ θεοὶ μάχονται → but not even gods fight necessity (Simonides, fr. 37.1.29)

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes Reversed)

in order to get a firm footing in the mud