κρέσσων γὰρ οἰκτιρμοῦ φθόνος → it is better to be envied than pitied | to be envied is a nobler fate than to be pitied (Pindar, Pythian 1.85)
adj.
P. and V. ἄβουλος, ἀσύνετος, Ar. and P. ἀνόητος; see foolish. Off one's guard: P. and V. ἀφύλακτος.