αὐτόχειρες οὔτε τῶν ἀγαθῶν οὔτε τῶν κακῶν γίγνονται τῶν συμβαινόντων αὐτοῖς → for not with their own hands do they deal out the blessings and curses that befall us
deceptive: P. ἀπατηλός, V. κέρτομος, δύσφορος (Sophocles, Ajax 51).
vain, empty: P. and V. μάταιος, κενός.
hollow, unsound: P. and V. ὕπουλος, σαθρός.
