Ecclesiastes 6:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Though a stillborn child does not see the sun and is not conscious, it has more rest than he. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Moreover, he has not seen the sun nor had any knowledge, yet he [the stillborn child] has rest rather than he [who is aware of all that he has missed and all that he would not have had to suffer]. American Standard Version (1901) moreover it hath not seen the sun nor known it; this hath rest rather than the other: Common English Bible It hasn’t seen the sun or experienced anything. But it has more peace than those Catholic Public Domain Version He has not seen the sun, nor recognized the difference between good and evil. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He hath not seen the sun, nor known the distance of good and evil: |
But better than either of them is the one who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil activity that is done under the sun.
For he comes in futility and he goes in darkness, and his name is shrouded in darkness.
And if a person lives for a thousand years twice, but does not experience happiness, do not both go to the same place?