Ecclesiastes 6:3 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul be not filled with good, and moreover he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he:

ASV Byzantine Text

If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul be not filled with good, and moreover he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he:

Asang Khongca Bible

Kami maet loe caa cumvaito tawnh moe, saning sawk parai ah hing cadoeh, hing thung koehhaih akoep ai, duek naah doeh kahoih ah aphum ai nahaeloe, anih pongah loe zok thungah kamro nawkta to hoih kue.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Hlang long he yakhat a sak tih kum a yet a hing mai khaming, a kum khohnin khaw muep lo mai khaming. Tedae a hinglu loh hnothen te cung pawt tih phuel ah khaw amah taengah a om pah moenih. Anih lakah aka rhumpu te then lah ka ti.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Hlang long he yakhat a sak tih kum a yet a hing mai khaming, a kum khohnin khaw muep lo mai khaming. Tedae a hinglu loh hnothen te cung pawt tih phuel ah khaw amah taengah a om pah moenih. Anih lakah aka rhumpu te then lah ka ti.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Ina i loaa i ke kanaka na keiki hookahi haneri, a ola ia i na makahiki he nui loa, aole okana mai na la o kona mau makahiki, aole nae i maona kona uhane i ka maikai, aole hoi ona wahi e kanuia'i; ke hai aku nei au, ua oi aku ka maikai o ke keiki oiliwale i kona.

English Berean Standard Bible

A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Yon nonm te mèt gen san (0100) pitit, li te mèt viv lontan, wi li te mèt rive vye granmoun, si li pa jwi anyen nan lavi, si yo pa ka fè bèl lantèman pou li, enben, mwen di nou: Yon timoun ki fèt tou mouri miyò pase l'.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Si genuerit quispiam centum liberos, et vixerit multos annos, et plures dies ætatis habuerit, et anima illius non utatur bonis substantiæ suæ, sepulturaque careat: de hoc ergo pronuntio quod melior illo sit abortivus.

Bible in Basic English

If a man has a hundred children, and his life is long so that the days of his years are great in number, but his soul takes no pleasure in good, and he is not honoured at his death; I say that a birth before its time is better than he.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Si un homme engendre 100 [fils], et qu’il vive beaucoup d’années, et que les jours de ses années soient en grand nombre, et que son âme ne soit pas rassasiée de bien, et aussi qu’il n’ait pas de sépulture, je dis que mieux vaut un avorton que lui ;

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Zplodil-li by kdo sto synů, a byl by živ mnoho let, jakkoli rozmnoženi jsou dnové let jeho, nebyl-li život jeho nasycen dobrými věcmi, a neměl by ani pohřbu, pravím, že šťastnější jest nedochůdče nežli on.

Kosraean Bible

Mwet se fin oasr foko tulik natul ac loes moul lal, tusruktu tu el finne moul paht a el tia insewowo in moul lal, ku fin tia pukpuki el in wo, na nga ku in fahk mu wo nu sin tulik fusr se ma misa na osweyukla, liki mwet sac.

World Portuguese Bible

Se um homem gerar cem filhos, e viver muitos anos, de modo que os dias dos seus anos sejam muitos, mas a sua alma não se fartar do bem, e além disso ele não tiver sepultura, eu digo que um natimorto é melhor do que ele;

Romanian BTF Bible

Dacă un om naște o sută de copii și trăiește mulți ani, încât zilele anilor lui sunt multe iar sufletul lui nu s-a săturat cu bine și de asemenea nu are îngropare, eu spun, că un făt lepădat este mai bun decât el.

Brenton English Septuagint

If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, yea, however abundant the days of his years shall be, yet if his soul shall not be satisfied with good, and also he have no burial; I said, An untimely birth is better than he.

Burmese Common Language Bible

လူသည် နှစ်ပေါင်းများစွာ အသက်ရှည်၍၊ သားတရာပင် ရှိငြားသော်လည်း၊ အလိုဆန္ဒမပြည့်စုံဘဲ၊ သင်္ဂြိုဟ်ခြင်းကို မခံရဘဲ သေသွားလျှင်၊ ထိုသူထက် ပျက်သောကိုယ်ဝန်သည်သာ၍ မြတ်၏။

Darby Translation

If a man beget a hundred [sons], and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, but his soul be not filled with good, and also he have no burial, I say an untimely birth is better than he.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Wenn einer hundert Söhne zeugte und viele Jahre lebte, und der Tage seiner Jahre wären viele, und seine Seele sättigte sich nicht an Gutem, und auch würde ihm kein Begräbnis zuteil, so sage ich: Eine Fehlgeburt ist besser daran als er.

Dutch Bible 1917

Indien een man honderd kinderen gewon, en vele jaren leefde, zodat de dagen zijner jaren veel waren, doch zijn ziel niet verzadigd werd van het goed, en hij ook geen begrafenis had; ik zeg, dat een misdracht beter is dan hij.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Al had iemand honderd kinderen, Bereikte hij ook een zeer hoge leeftijd, En waren zijn dagen nog zo talrijk: Maar hij was van geluk niet verzadigd En geen begrafenis viel hem ten deel: Ik zou een misgeboorte gelukkiger achten dan hem.

Italian Diodati Bible

Avvegnachè alcuno generi cento figliuoli, e viva molti anni, talchè il tempo della sua vita sia grande, se l'anima sua non è saziata di bene, e se non ha pur sepoltura , io dico che la condizione di un abortivo è migliore che la sua.

Douay-Rheims 1899

If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, and attain to a great age, and his soul make no use of the goods of his substance, and he be without burial: of this man I pronounce, that the untimely born is better than he.

Geneva Bible 1599

If a man beget an hundreth children and liue many yeeres, and the dayes of his yeeres be multiplied, and his soule be not satisfied with good things, and he be not buried, I say that an vntimely fruite is better then he.

Noyes Bible

Though a man have a hundred children, and live many years, and though the days of his years be many, if his soul be not satisfied with good, and he have no burial, I say that an untimely birth is better than he.

Danish Bible 1931

Om en Mand avler hundrede Børn og lever mange År, så hans Levetid bliver lang, men hans Sjæl ikke mættes af Goder, så siger jeg dog, at et utidigt Foster er bedre faren end han;

Leeser Tanakh

If a man were to beget a hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years were many, and his soul were not satisfied with what is good, and he have not had even a burial: then do I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul have not enough of good, and moreover he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he;

King James Version

¶ If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.

King James Version + Apocrypha

¶ If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Nếu một người sanh trăm con trai, và sống nhiều năm cho đến cao niên trường thọ, mà lòng chẳng được hưởng phước, và chết chẳng được chôn; ta nói đứa con sảo còn hơn người ấy;

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.

Revised West Version

¶ Kapau ʻe tupu ʻi ha tangata ʻae fānau ʻe toko teau, pea moʻui ia ki he ngaahi taʻu lahi, pea lahi ʻaupito ʻae ngaahi ʻaho ʻo hono taʻu, ka ʻoku ʻikai fakapito hono laumālie ʻi he lelei, pea ka mate ia ʻoku ʻikai fai hano putu; ʻoku ou pehē ʻeau, ʻoku lelei hake ʻiate ia ha fanauʻi taʻehoko.

French Ostervald Bible

Quand un homme aurait cent enfants, qu'il aurait vécu de nombreuses années, et que les jours de ses années se seraient multipliés; si son âme ne s'est pas rassasiée de bien, et que même il n'ait point de sépulture, je dis qu'un avorton vaut mieux que lui.

Esperanto Bible

Se iu homo naskigus cent infanojn kaj vivus multajn jarojn kaj atingus profundan aĝon, sed lia animo ne ĝuus sate la havon, kaj eĉ bonan enterigon li ne havus — tiam mi dirus: Pli feliĉa ol li estas abortito.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Quand un homme aurait cent fils, vivrait un grand nombre d’années, et que les jours de ses années se multiplieraient, si son âme ne s’est point rassasiée de bonheur, et si de plus il n’a point de sépulture, je dis qu’un avorton est plus heureux que lui.

German Luther Bible 1912

Wenn einer gleich hundert Kinder zeugte und hätte langes Leben, daß er viele Jahre überlebte, und seine Seele sättigte sich des Guten nicht und bliebe ohne Grab, von dem spreche ich, daß eine unzeitige Geburt besser sei denn er.

LXX2012 U. S. English

If a man beget one hundred children, and live many years, yes, however abundant the days of his years shall be, yet if his soul shall not be satisfied with good, and also he have no burial; I said, An untimely birth is better than he.

British English Septuagint 2012

If a man beget one hundred children, and live many years, yes, however abundant the days of his years shall be, yet if his soul shall not be satisfied with good, and also he have no burial; I said, An untimely birth is better than he.

Majority Standard BIble

A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.

Webster Bible

If a man begetteth a hundred children , and liveth many years, so that the days of his years are many, and his soul is not filled with good, and also that he hath no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.

Revised Version

If a man beget an hundred children and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, but his soul be not filled with good, and moreover he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he:

Italian Riveduta Bible

Se uno generasse cento figliuoli, vivesse molti anni sì che i giorni de’ suoi anni si moltiplicassero, se l’anima sua non si sazia di beni ed ei non ha sepoltura, io dico che un aborto è più felice di lui;

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Si un homme engendre cent enfants et vit de très nombreuses années, mais sans se rassasier de bonheur et sans même recevoir de sépulture, je dis qu'un enfant mort-né vaut mieux que lui ;

Reina Valera 1909

Si el hombre engendrare ciento, y viviere muchos años, y los días de su edad fueren numerosos; si su alma no se hartó del bien, y también careció de sepultura, yo digo que el abortivo es mejor que él.

Spanish BLL

Un hombre puede tener cien hijos y vivir muchos años; pero por más que viva, si no disfruta de las cosas buenas y ni siquiera recibe una sepultura digna, yo digo que un bebé que nace muerto es mejor que él.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Si un hombre engendra cien hijos, y vive muchos años, de modo que los días de su vida sean numerosos, pero su alma no se sacia de bien, y además carece de sepultura, yo digo que un abortivo es mejor que él.

Croatian Bible

I velim: bolje je nedonošče od onoga koji bi rodio stotinu djece i živio mnogo godina, a sam se ne bi naužio dobra niti bi imao pogreba;

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Da bi ko rodio sto sinova i živeo mnogo godina i dani bi se veka njegovog veoma namnožili, a duša se njegova ne bi nasitila dobrog, te ni pogreba ne bi imao, kažem da je bolje nedonošče od njega.

German Textbibel

Wenn einer hundert Kinder zeugte und viele Jahre lebte und seiner Lebenstage viele wären, er sich aber nicht an dem Guten sättigte, und ihm auch kein Begräbnis zu teil würde, so sage ich: glücklicher als er ist die Fehlgeburt.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, Yea, however abundant the days of his years shall be, Yet if his soul shall not be satisfied with good, And also he have no burial; I said, An untimely birth is better than he.

Hebrew OT (WLC)

אִם־יוֹלִ֣יד אִ֣ישׁ מֵאָ֡ה וְשָׁנִים֩ רַבּ֨וֹת יִֽחְיֶ֜ה וְרַ֣ב ׀ שֶׁיִּהְי֣וּ יְמֵֽי־שָׁנָ֗יו וְנַפְשׁוֹ֙ לֹא־תִשְׂבַּ֣ע מִן־הַטּוֹבָ֔ה וְגַם־קְבוּרָ֖ה לֹא־הָ֣יְתָה לּ֑וֹ אָמַ֕רְתִּי ט֥וֹב מִמֶּ֖נּוּ הַנָּֽפֶל׃