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
proclamation: P. ἀνάρρησις, ἡ.
betrayal: P. μήνυσις, ἡ.
book: see book.