ἄνω κάτω στρέφειν

From LSJ

τὸ μὴ γὰρ εἶναι κρεῖσσον ἢ τὸ ζῆν κακῶς → for it is better not to exist than to live in misery

Source

Greek > English (Woodhouse)

turn, upset, turn topsy-turvy, turn upside down