传道书 4:3
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.
Context
This verse from 传道书 Chapter 4 connects to 10 cross-references. 第八至第九灾：蝗虫之灾（吞尽一切青物）、黑暗之灾（以色列地却有光明）。法老的臣仆劝他放人，法老仍不肯。
其他译本
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.
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.
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.
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