Old men's prayers for death are lying prayers, in which they abuse old age and long extent of life. But when death draws near, not one is willing to die, and age no longer is a burden to them.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Old men's prayers for death are lying prayers, in which they abuse old age and long extent of life. But when death draws near, not one is willing to die, and age no longer is a burden to them." in the context of "Euripides, Alcestis" to mean that wisdom is timeless.