τὸ μὴ γὰρ εἶναι κρεῖσσον ἢ τὸ ζῆν κακῶς → for it is better not to exist than to live in misery
v. trans.
P. and V. ὑπειπεῖν (2nd aor.), P. προοιμιάζεσθαι, V. φροιμιάζεσθαι. subs. P. and V. προοίμιον, τό, V. φροίμιον, τό.