κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίως → death is better than a life of misery, it is better not to live at all than to live in misery
3ᵉ sg. sbj. épq. ao.2 de δίδωμι.
see δίδωμι.