Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 4:2
American Standard Version
Wherefore I praised the dead that have been long dead more than the living that are yet alive;
Amplified® Bible
So I praised {and} thought more fortunate those who have been long dead than the living, who are still alive.
Contemporary English Version
I said to myself, "The dead are better off than the living.
Darby English Version
Then I praised the dead who are already dead more than the living who are yet alive;
Good News Bible
I envy those who are dead and gone; they are better off than those who are still alive.
King James Version
Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.
New American Standard Bible
So I congratulated the dead who are already dead more than the living who are still living.
New International Version
And I declared that the dead,
who had already died,
are happier than the living,
who are still alive.
New King James Version
Therefore I praised the dead who were already dead,
More than the living who are still alive.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So I congratulated the dead who had died already dead more than the living who still live.
Revised Standard Version
And I thought the dead who are already dead more fortunate than the living who are still alive;
Young's Literal Translation
And I am praising the dead who have already died above the living who are yet alive.