Ecclesiastes 4:2

New International Reader's Version

Then I announced that those who have already died are happier than those who are still alive.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 2:17

So I hated life. That’s because the work done on this earth made me sad. None of it has any meaning. It’s like chasing the wind.

Ecclesiastes 7:1

A good name is better than fine perfume. People can learn more from mourning when someone dies than from being happy when someone is born.

Jeremiah 22:10

Don’t weep over dead King Josiah. Don’t be sad because he’s gone. Instead, weep bitterly over King Jehoahaz. He was forced to leave his country. He will never return. He’ll never see his own land again.