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
[Seite 654] (δοκίον ist falsch accentuirt), τό, dim. von δοκός; Arist. H. A. 4, 7; D. Sic. 18, 42.