\{Job said,\} “We are all human beings. {\cf2\super [24]} Our life is short and full of trouble.
Ecclesiastes 6:5 - Easy To Read Version That baby never saw the sun. That baby never knew anything. But that baby finds more rest than the man that never enjoyed the things God gave him. 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: |
\{Job said,\} “We are all human beings. {\cf2\super [24]} Our life is short and full of trouble.
May they be like snails melting away\par as they move.\par May they be like a baby\par that was born dead\par and never saw the light of day.\par
And things are even better \{for people that die at birth! Why? Because\} they never saw the evil that is done in this world. {\cf2\super [20]}
It is really senseless when a baby is born dead. That baby is quickly buried in a dark grave, without even a name.
That man might live 2,000 years. But if he does not enjoy life, then the baby that was born dead has found the easiest way to the same end. {\cf2\super [28]}