Parallel ECC 6:3

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OEB If a man be the father of a hundred sons, and live for many long years, but without having enjoyed any true satisfaction from his prosperity and without the honour of burial (in the end), then such a man, I maintain, is not so fortunate as an untimely

WEBBE If a man fathers a hundred children, and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not filled with good, and moreover he has no burial, I say that a stillborn child is better than he;

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Even if a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years –
 ⇔ even if he lives a long, long time, but cannot enjoy his prosperity –
 ⇔ even if he were to live forever –
 ⇔ I would say, “A stillborn child is better off than he is!”

LSV If a man begets one hundred, and lives many years, and is great, because they are the days of his years, and his soul is not satisfied from the goodness, and also he has not had a grave, I have said, “Better than he [is] the untimely birth.”

FBV A man could have one hundred children, and grow old, but it wouldn't matter how long his life was if he couldn't enjoy it and at the end receive a decent burial. I would say that a stillborn child would be better off than him.

T4T Someone might have 100 children and live for many years. But if he is not able to enjoy the things that he has acquired, and if he is not buried properly after he dies, I say that a child that is dead when it is born is more fortunate.

LEB Even if a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years so that the days of his years are many, if his heart[fn] is not satisfied with his prosperity[fn] and he does not receive a proper burial,[fn] I deem the stillborn better than him.

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BBE If a man has a hundred children, and his life is long so that the days of his years are great in number, but his soul takes no pleasure in good, and he is not honoured at his death; I say that a birth before its time is better than he.

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JPS If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul have not enough of good, and moreover he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he;

ASV If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul be not filled with good, and moreover he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he:

DRA If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, and attain to a great age, and his soul make no use of the goods of his substance, and he be without burial: of this man I pronounce, that the untimely born is better than he.

YLT If a man doth beget a hundred, and live many years, and is great, because they are the days of his years, and his soul is not satisfied from the goodness, and also he hath not had a grave, I have said, 'Better than he [is] the untimely birth.'

Drby If a man beget a hundred [sons], and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, but his soul be not filled with good, and also he have no burial, I say an untimely birth is better than he.

RV If a man beget an hundred children and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, but his soul be not filled with good, and moreover he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he:

Wbstr If a man begetteth a hundred children , and liveth many years, so that the days of his years are many, and his soul is not filled with good, and also that he hath no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.

KJB-1769 ¶ If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.

KJB-1611 ¶ If a man beget an hundred children, and liue many yeeres, so that the dayes of his yeeres bee many: and his soule be not filled with good, and also that he haue no buriall, I say, that an vntimely birth is better then he.
   (¶ If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many: and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial, I say, that an untimely birth is better then he.)

Bshps If a man beget a hundred children, and lyue many yeres, so that his dayes are many in number, and yet can not enioy his good, neither be buryed: as for him I say, that vntymely birth is better then he.
   (If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, so that his days are many in number, and yet cannot enioy his good, neither be buryed: as for him I say, that untymely birth is better then he.)

Gnva If a man beget an hundreth children and liue many yeeres, and the dayes of his yeeres be multiplied, and his soule be not satisfied with good things, and he be not buried, I say that an vntimely fruite is better then he.
   (If a man beget an hundreth children and live many years, and the days of his years be multiplied, and his soul be not satisfied with good things, and he be not buried, I say that an untimely fruit is better then he. )

Cvdl Yf a man begett an hundreth children, and lyue many yeares, so that his dayes are many in nombre, and yet can not enioye his good, nether be buried: as for him I saye, that an vntymely byrth is better then he.
   (If a man begett an hundreth children, and live many years, so that his days are many in number, and yet cannot enioye his good, neither be buried: as for him I say, that an untymely byrth is better then he.)

Wycl If a man gendrith an hundrid fre sones, and lyueth many yeris, and hath many daies of age, and his soule vsith not the goodis of his catel, and wantith biriyng; Y pronounce of this man, that a deed borun child is betere than he.
   (If a man gendrith an hundred free sons, and liveth/lives many yeris, and hath/has many days of age, and his soul usith not the goods of his cattle, and wantith burying; I pronounce of this man, that a dead born child is better than he.)

Luth Wenn er gleich hundert Kinder zeugete und hätte so langes Leben, daß er viel Jahre überlebete, und seine SeeLE sättigte sich des Guts nicht und bliebe ohne Grab, von dem spreche ich, daß eine unzeitige Geburt besser sei denn er.
   (When he gleich hundred children zeugete and would_have so langes Leben, that he many years überlebete, and his SeeLE sättigte itself/yourself/themselves the Guts not and bliebe without Grab, from to_him spreche I, that one unzeitige Geburt better be because er.)

ClVg Si genuerit quispiam centum liberos, et vixerit multos annos, et plures dies ætatis habuerit, et anima illius non utatur bonis substantiæ suæ, sepulturaque careat: de hoc ergo pronuntio quod melior illo sit abortivus.[fn]
   (When/But_if genuerit quispiam hundred liberos, and vixerit multos annos, and plures days ætatis habuerit, and anima illius not/no utatur bonis substantiæ suæ, sepulturaque careat: about this therefore pronuntio that melior illo let_it_be abortivus. )

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