τὸ μὴ γενέσθαι κρεῖσσον ἢ φῦναι βροτοῖς → not existing is better for mortals than being born, not to be born is better than life for mortals
τρῐφεγγής: -ές, = τριφαής, Θεόδ. Πρόδρ. Ἐπ. σ. 100, Γεώργ. Πισίδ., κλπ.