Ecclesiastes 4:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Ecclesiastes 4:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 4:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 4:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Ecclesiastes 4:2 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 4:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Ecclesiastes 4:2 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 4:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Ecclesiastes 4:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 4:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Ecclesiastes 4:2 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 4:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Wherefore I praysed the dead which now are dead, aboue the liuing, which are yet aliue.”

Ecclesiastes 4:2 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 4:2 in Context — Ecclesiastes 4

1 J’ai considéré ensuite toutes les oppressions qui se commettent sous le soleil; et voici, les opprimés sont dans les larmes, et personne qui les console! Ils sont en butte à la violence de leurs oppresseurs, et personne qui les console!

2 Et j’ai trouvé les morts qui sont déjà morts plus heureux que les vivants qui sont encore vivants,

3 et plus heureux que les uns et les autres celui qui n’a point encore existé et qui n’a pas vu les mauvaises actions qui se commettent sous le soleil.

4 J’ai vu que tout travail et toute habileté dans le travail n’est que jalousie de l’homme à l’égard de son prochain. C’est encore là une vanité et la poursuite du vent.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 4:2 Mean?

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