Parallel ECC 4:3

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BSB But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.

OEB living who are still alive; but happier than either the creature that has never been born, to look upon the evil work that goes on under the sun.

WEB Yes, better than them both is him who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

NET But better than both is the one who has not been born
 ⇔ and has not seen the evil things that are done on earth.

LSV And better than both of them [is] he who has not yet been, in that he has not seen the evil work that has been done under the sun.

FBV But best of all are those who have never existed—they haven't seen the evil things people do to each other here on earth.

T4T And those who have not been born yet
⇔ are more fortunate than those who are still alive and those who have died,
 ⇔ because those who have not been born have not seen all the evil things that are done on the earth.

LEB  • off than both of them is the one who has not yet been born and has not seen the evil deeds that are done under the sun.
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BBE Yes, happier than the dead or the living seemed he who has not ever been, who has not seen the evil which is done under the sun.

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JPS but better than they both is he that hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

ASV yea, better than them both did I esteem him that hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

DRA And I judged him happier than them both, that is not yet born, nor hath seen the evils that are done under the sun.

YLT And better than both of them [is] he who hath not yet been, in that he hath not seen the evil work that hath been done under the sun.

DBY and more fortunate than both is he who hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

RV yea, better than them both did I esteem him which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

WBS yea, better than them both did I esteem him which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

KJB Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
  (Yea, better is he than both they, which hath/has not yet been, who hath/has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.)

BB Yea him that is yet vnborne, to be better at ease then they both: because he seeth not the miserable workes that are done vnder the sunne.
  (Yea him that is yet unborne, to be better at ease then they both: because he seeth not the miserable works that are done under the sunne.)

GNV And I count him better then them both, which hath not yet bin: for he hath not seene the euill workes which are wrought vnder the sunne.
  (And I count him better then them both, which hath/has not yet bin: for he hath/has not seen the evil works which are wrought/done under the sunne.)

CB yee him that is yet vnborne to be better at ease the they both, because he seith not the miserable workes that are done vnder the Sonne.
  (yee him that is yet unborne to be better at ease the they both, because he saith/says not the miserable works that are done under the Sonne.)

WYC and Y demyde hym, that was not borun yit, and siy not the yuels that ben don vndur the sunne, to be blisfulere than euer eithir.
  (and I demyde him, that was not born yit, and saw not the yuels that been done under the sunne, to be blisfulere than ever eithir.)

LUT Und der noch nicht ist, ist besser denn alle beide, und des Bösen nicht inne wird, das unter der Sonne geschieht.
  (And the still not is, is besser because all beide, and the Bösen not inne wird, the under the sun geschieht.)

CLV et feliciorem utroque judicavi qui necdum natus est, nec vidit mala quæ sub sole fiunt.
  (and feliciorem utroque yudicavi who necdum natus it_is, nec he_saw mala which sub sole fiunt.)

BRN Better also than both these is he who has not yet been, who has not seen all the evil work that is done under the sun.

BrLXX Καὶ ἀγαθὸς ὑπὲρ τοὺς δύο τούτους ὅστις οὔπω ἐγένετο, ὃς οὐκ εἶδε σὺν πᾶν τὸ ποίημα τὸ πονηρὸν τὸ πεποιημένον ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον.
  (Kai agathos huper tous duo toutous hostis oupō egeneto, hos ouk eide sun pan to poiaʸma to ponaʸron to pepoiaʸmenon hupo ton haʸlion.)