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
P. and V. ἀκίνητος, P. ἀμετάστατος.
firm: P. and V. βέβαιος, V. ἔμπεδος.
unalterable doom: V. τελεία ψῆφος.