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Holman Christian Standard Bible
2 So I admired the dead, who have already died, more than the living, who are still alive.
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English Standard Version
2 And I thought the dead who are already dead more fortunate than the living who are still alive.
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King James Version
2 Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.
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The Message Bible
2 So I congratulated the dead who are already dead instead of the living who are still alive.
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New American Standard Bible
2 So I congratulated the dead who are already dead more than the living who are still living.
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New International Version
2 And I declared that the dead, who had already died, are happier than the living, who are still alive.
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New King James Version
2 Therefore I praised the dead who were already dead, More than the living who are still alive.
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New Living Translation
2 So I concluded that the dead are better off than the living.
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New Revised Standard
2 And I thought the dead, who have already died, more fortunate than the living, who are still alive;
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American Standard Version
2 Wherefore I praised the dead that have been long dead more than the living that are yet alive;
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The Bible in Basic English
2 So my praise was for the dead who have gone to their death, more than for the living who still have life.
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Berean Standard Bible
2 So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive.
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Common English Bible
2 So I declare that the dead, who have already died, are more fortunate than the living, who are still alive.
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Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha
2 So I declare that the dead, who have already died, are more fortunate than the living, who are still alive.
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The Complete Jewish Bible
2 So I considered the dead happier, because they were already dead, than the living, who must still live their lives;
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The Darby Translation
2 Then I praised the dead who are already dead more than the living who are yet alive;
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Good News Translation
2 I envy those who are dead and gone; they are better off than those who are still alive.
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Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha
2 I envy those who are dead and gone; they are better off than those who are still alive.
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GOD'S WORD Translation
2 I congratulate the dead, who have already died, rather than the living, who still have to carry on.
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Hebrew Names Version
2 Therefore I praised the dead who have been long dead more than the living who are yet alive.
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Jubilee Bible 2000
2 Therefore I praised the dead who are already dead more than the living who are yet alive.
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King James Version w/ Apocrypha
2 Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.
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Lexham English Bible
2 So I deemed the dead who have already died more [fortunate] than the living who are still alive.
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Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha
2 and I praised all the dead that had already died more than the living, as many as are alive until now.
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New Century Version
2 I decided that the dead are better off than the living.
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New International Reader's Version
2 Then I announced that those who have already died are happier than those who are still alive.
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New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha
2 And I thought the dead, who have already died, more fortunate than the living, who are still alive;
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Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible
2 And I praised the dead rather than the living:
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Revised Standard Version
2 And I thought the dead who are already dead more fortunate than the living who are still alive;
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Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha
2 And I thought the dead who are already dead more fortunate than the living who are still alive;
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Third Millennium Bible
2 Therefore I praised the dead who are already dead more than the living who are yet alive;
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Third Millennium Bible w/ Apocrypha
2 Therefore I praised the dead who are already dead more than the living who are yet alive;
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The Latin Vulgate
2 et laudavi magis mortuos quam viventes
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The Latin Vulgate w/ Apocrypha
2 et laudavi magis mortuos quam viventes
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The Webster Bible
2 Wherefore I praised the dead who are already dead more than the living who are yet alive.
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World English Bible
2 Therefore I praised the dead who have been long dead more than the living who are yet alive.
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Wycliffe
2 And I praised more dead men than living men; (And I praised the dead more than the living;)
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Young's Literal Translation
2 And I am praising the dead who have already died above the living who are yet alive.
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