Translations
Modern
So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive.
Traditional
Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.
Literal
I—and I praised those who were dead, who already had died, above the living who are still alive;
Latin
…et laudavi magis mortuos quam viventes;
Original
Hebrew
English
So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive.
Notes
In places with oppression, the dead are better off than the living. The dead no longer suffer mistreatment.
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