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
or shelah (1 Samuel 1:17); from שָׁאַל; a petition; by implication, a loan: loan, petition, request.
