Ecclesiastes 4:2

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

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WEBBE

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

BSB

So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive.

KJV

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

ASV

Wherefore I praised the dead that have been long dead more than the living that are yet alive;

BBE

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

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