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
ἐλάαν: Ἐπ. ἀπαρ. τοῦ ἐνεστ. τοῦ ἐλάω, ἐλαύνω, Ὁμ.˙ ἀλλὰ τοῦ μέλλοντος ἐν Ἰλ. Ρ. 496, πρβλ. καὶ Κόντον ἐν Ἀθηνᾶς τ. Α΄, σ. 559.
