Ecclesiastes 4:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Ecclesiastes 4:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 4:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 4:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Ecclesiastes 4:3 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 4:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Ecclesiastes 4:3 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 4:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And better than both of them <FI>is<Fi> he who hath not yet been, in that he hath not seen the evil work that hath been done under the sun.”
Ecclesiastes 4:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 4:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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.”
Ecclesiastes 4:3 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 4:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“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.”
Ecclesiastes 4:3 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 4:3 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.
5 L’insensé se croise les mains, et mange sa propre chair.
What Does Ecclesiastes 4:3 Mean?
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