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 Depois me virei, e observei todas as opressões que são feitas abaixo do sol; e eis que [vi] as lágrimas dos oprimidos, que não tinham consolador; a força estava do lado dos seus opressores, porém eles não tinham quem os consolasse.

2 Por isso eu considerei os mortos, que já morreram, serem mais merecedores de elogios do que os vivos, que ainda vivem.

3 E melhor que estes ambos, é aquele que ainda não existe; que não viu as más obras, que são feitas abaixo do sol.

4 Também vi eu que todo o trabalho, e toda a habilidade em obras, [causa] ao homem a inveja de seu próximo; também isto é fútil [como] perseguir o vento.

5 O tolo junta suas mãos, e come sua [própria] carne.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 4:3 Mean?

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