Revised Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 4:2-3

2Wherefore I praisedוְשַׁבֵּ֧חַve.sha.Be.achH7623the deadהַמֵּתִ֖יםha.me.TimH4191which are alreadyשֶׁכְּבָ֣רshe.ke.VarH3528deadמֵ֑תוּMe.tuH4191more than the livingהַ֣חַיִּ֔יםha.chai.YimH2416which are yetעֲדֶֽנָה׃'a.De.nahH5728aliveחַיִּ֖יםchai.YimH2416.

3Yea, betterוְטוֹב֙ve.tOvH2896is hethan bothמִשְּׁנֵיהֶ֔םmi.she.nei.HemH8147they, which hath not yetעֲדֶ֖ן'a.DenH5728been, who hath not seenרָאָה֙ra.'AhH7200the evilהָרָ֔עha.Ra'H7451workהַמַּעֲשֶׂ֣הha.ma.'a.SehH4639that is doneנַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.SahH6213under the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

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Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 4

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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