Ecclesiastes 4:2

"Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive."

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All Translations

BBE BBE

So my praise was for the dead who have gone to their death, more than for the living who still have life.

DBY DBY

Then I praised the dead who are already dead more than the living who are yet alive;

KJV King James Version

Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.

WBT WBT

Wherefore I praised the dead who are already dead more than the living who are yet alive.

WEB WEB

Therefore I praised the dead who have been long dead more than the living who are yet alive.

YLT YLT

And I am praising the dead who have already died above the living who are yet alive.