Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 4:3
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified® Bible
But better than them both [I thought] is he who has not yet been born, who has not seen the evil deeds that are done under the sun.
Contemporary English Version
But those who have never been born are better off than anyone else, because they have never seen the terrible things that happen on this earth."
Darby English Version
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.
Good News Bible
But better off than either are those who have never been born, who have never seen the injustice that goes on in this world.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
But better {off} than both of them is the one who has never existed, who has never seen the evil activity that is done under the sun.
New International Version
But better than both
is he who has not yet been,
who has not seen the evil
that is done under the sun.
New King James Version
Yet, better than both is he who has never existed,
Who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But we could consider one who has never existed better off than both of them , who has never seen the evil activity that takes place under the sun.
Revised Standard Version
but better than both is he who has not yet been, and has not seen the evil deeds that are done under the sun.
Young's Literal Translation
And better than both of them `is' he who hath not yet been, in that he hath not seen the evil work that hath been done under the sun.
