begging them not to connive at their destruction
From LSJ
Ζωῆς πονηρᾶς θάνατος αἱρετώτερος → Satius mori quam calamitose vivere → Dem schlechten Leben vorzuziehen ist der Tod
English > Greek (Woodhouse Quotes)
δεόμενοι μὴ σφᾶς περιορᾶν φθειρομένους
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