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Ecclesiastes 4:3

Context

4:3 But better than both is the one who has not been born 1 

and has not seen the evil things that are done on earth. 2 

Ecclesiastes 6:5

Context

6:5 though it never saw the light of day 3  nor knew anything, 4 

yet it has more rest 5  than that man –

1 tn The word “born” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.

2 tn Heb “under the sun.”

3 tn Heb “it never saw the sun.”

4 tn The word “anything” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.

5 sn The Hebrew term translated rest here refers to freedom from toil, anxiety, and misery – part of the miserable misfortune that the miserly man of wealth must endure.



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