Ecclesiastes 4:3

84 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

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.

ASV Byzantine Text

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.

Asang Khongca Bible

Ue, kaom vai ai, ni tlim ah sak ih sethaih hmuen hnu vai ai kami loe to kaminawk pongah tahamhoih kue.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Te rhoi lakah khaw, aka om hlan neh khomik hmuikah khoboe thae a saii aka hmuh pawt te then duen.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Te rhoi lakah khaw, aka om hlan neh khomik hmuikah khoboe thae a saii aka hmuh pawt te then duen.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Oia hoi, ua oi aku mamua o laua a elua ka maikai o ka mea i hanau ole ia, ka mea i ike ole i ka hana ino i hanaia malalo iho o ka la.

English Berean Standard Bible

But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Men, gen yon lòt moun ankò ki pi bon pase yo tou de: Se moun ki pa t' janm fèt la, paske li pa janm wè move zak k'ap fèt sou tè a.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

et feliciorem utroque judicavi qui necdum natus est, nec vidit mala quæ sub sole fiunt.

Bible in Basic English

Yes, happier than the dead or the living seemed he who has not ever been, who has not seen the evil which is done under the sun.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

et plus heureux encore que tous les deux celui qui n’a pas encore été, qui n’a pas vu le mauvais travail qui se fait sous le soleil.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Nýbrž nad oba tyto šťastnější jest ten, kterýž ještě nebyl, a neviděl skutku zlého, dějícího se pod sluncem.

Kosraean Bible

Tusruktu elos su soenna isusla ac tia liye ma sesuwos ma nuna orek na faclu, elos pa wo nu se liki na mwet srakna moul, ku mwet misa tari.

World Portuguese Bible

Sim, melhor do que ambos é aquele que ainda não existiu, que não viu a obra má que é feita debaixo do sol.

Romanian BTF Bible

Da, mai bine decât amândoi este cel care încă nu este, care încă nu a văzut lucrarea rea făcută sub soare.

Brenton English Septuagint

Better also than both these is he who has not yet been, who has not seen all the evil work that is done under the sun.

Burmese Common Language Bible

သို့ရာတွင် တခါမျှ မဖြစ်သေးသောသူ၊ နေ အောက်မှာ ပြုသော ဒုစရိုက်ကိုမမြင်သေးသောသူသည် ထိုနှစ်ဦးထက်သာ၍ မင်္ဂလာရှိ၏။

Darby Translation

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.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

und glücklicher als beide pries ich den, der noch nicht gewesen ist, der das böse Tun nicht gesehen hat, welches unter der Sonne geschieht.

Dutch Bible 1917

Ja, hij is beter dan die beiden, die nog niet geweest is, die niet gezien heeft het boze werk, dat onder de zon geschiedt.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

En gelukkiger nog dan hen beiden Degenen, die nog niet hebben bestaan. Want zij zagen nog niet het boze gedoe, Dat er plaats heeft onder de zon.

Italian Diodati Bible

Anzi più felice che gli uni, e che gli altri, giudico colui che fino ad ora non è stato ; il qual non ha vedute le opere malvage che si fanno sotto il sole.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And I judged him happier than them both, that is not yet born, nor hath seen the evils that are done under the sun.

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.

Noyes Bible

Yea, better than both of them is he who hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work which is done under the sun.

Danish Bible 1931

men lykkeligere end begge den, som slet ikke er til, som ikke har set det onde, der sker under Solen.

Leeser Tanakh

And as happier than both of them, him who hath not yet come into being, who hath not seen the evil-doing that is done under the sun.—

JPS TaNaKH 1917

but better than they both is he that hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

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.

King James Version + Apocrypha

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.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

còn kẻ chưa được sanh ra, chưa thấy những gian ác làm ra dưới mặt trời, ta cho là có phước hơn hai đằng kia.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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.

Revised West Version

‌ʻIo, pea ʻoku lelei hake ia ʻiate kinaua fakatouʻosi, ʻaia ʻoku teʻeki ai fakatupu pe mamata ki he ngāue kovi ʻoku fai ʻi he lalo laʻā.

French Ostervald Bible

Et plus heureux que les uns et les autres, celui qui n'a pas encore été, et qui n'a point vu les mauvaises actions qui se font sous le soleil.

Esperanto Bible

kaj pli feliĉa ol ili ambaŭ estas tiu, kiu ĝis nun ne ekzistis, kiu ne vidis la malbonajn farojn, kiuj estas farataj sub la suno.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

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.

German Luther Bible 1912

und besser als alle beide ist, der noch nicht ist und des Bösen nicht innewird, das unter der Sonne geschieht.

LXX2012 U. S. English

Better also than both these is he who has not yet been, who has not seen all the evil work that is done under the sun.

British English Septuagint 2012

Better also than both these is he who has not yet been, who has not seen all the evil work that is done under the sun.

Majority Standard BIble

But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.

Webster Bible

Yes, better is he than both they, who hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

Revised Version

yea, better than them both did I esteem him which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

Italian Riveduta Bible

è più felice degli uni e degli altri, colui che non è ancora venuto all’esistenza, e non ha ancora vedute le azioni malvage che si commettono sotto il sole.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Mais celui qui n'a pas encore existé et n'a pas vu le mal qui se commet sous le soleil est plus heureux encore que les uns et les autres.

Reina Valera 1909

Y tuve por mejor que unos y otros al que no ha sido aún, que no ha visto las malas obras que debajo del sol se hacen.

Spanish BLL

Pero todavía mejor le va al que aún no ha nacido, pues no le ha tocado ver todas las maldades que se hacen bajo el sol.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Y tuve por mejor que unos y otros al que no ha sido aún, que no ha visto las malas obras que se hacen debajo del sol.

Croatian Bible

A od obojih je sretniji onaj koji još nije postao, koji nije vidio zlih djela što se čine pod suncem.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Ali je bolji i od jednih i od drugih onaj koji još nije postao, koji nije video zlo što biva pod suncem.

German Textbibel

und glücklicher als beide den, der noch gar nicht geworden, der nicht zu sehen bekam das schlimme Thun, das unter der Sonne geschieht.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Better also than both these Is he who has not yet been, Who has not seen all the evil work That is done under the sun.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

וְטוֹב֙ מִשְּׁנֵיהֶ֔ם אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־עֲדֶ֖ן לֹ֣א הָיָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־רָאָה֙ אֶת־הַמַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה הָרָ֔ע אֲשֶׁ֥ר נַעֲשָׂ֖ה תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃