κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίως → death is better than a life of misery, it is better not to live at all than to live in misery
prōvĭdenter: adv., v. provideo, P. a. A.
prōvĭdentĕr¹⁴ (providens), en prévoyant, prudemment, sagement : Sall. J. 90, 1