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
pitilessly: P. ἀνηλεῶς, V. νηλεῶς, ἀναλγήτως, ἀνοίκτως.
