Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
If a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, however many
King James Version
If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.
Holman Bible
A man may father a hundred children and live many years. No matter how long he lives,
International Standard Version
A man might father a hundred children, and live for many years, so that the length of his life is long but if his life does not overflow with goodness, and he doesn't receive a proper burial, I maintain that stillborn children are better off than he is,
A Conservative Version
If a man begets a hundred sons, and lives many years so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not filled with good, and moreover he has no burial, I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.
American Standard Version
If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul be not filled with good, and moreover he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he:
Amplified
If a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, however many they may be, but his soul is not satisfied with good things and he is not respected and is not given a proper burial [he is not laid to rest in the sepulcher of his fathers], then I say, “Better the miscarriage than he,
Bible in Basic English
If a man has a hundred children, and his life is long so that the days of his years are great in number, but his soul takes no pleasure in good, and he is not honoured at his death; I say that a birth before its time is better than he.
Darby Translation
If a man beget a hundred sons, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, but his soul be not filled with good, and also he have no burial, I say an untimely birth is better than he.
Julia Smith Translation
If a man shall beget a hundred, and live many years, and a multitude shall be the days of his years, and his soul shall not be satisfied from good, and also there was no burial to him; I said, Good above him an abortion.
King James 2000
If a man begets a hundred children, and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, and his soul is not filled with good, and also that he has no burial; I say, that a stillborn birth is better than he.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Even if a man fathers a hundred [children] and lives many years so that the days of his years are many, if his heart is not satisfied with {his prosperity} and {he does not receive a proper burial}, I deem the stillborn better than him.
Modern King James verseion
If a man fathers a hundred, and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, and his soul is not filled with good, and also is for him no burial; I say, a miscarriage is better than he.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If a man beget a hundredth children, and live many years, so that his days are many in number, and yet cannot enjoy his good, neither be buried: as for him I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.
NET Bible
Even if a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years -- even if he lives a long, long time, but cannot enjoy his prosperity -- even if he were to live forever -- I would say, "A stillborn child is better off than he is!"
New Heart English Bible
If a man fathers a hundred children, and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not filled with good, and moreover he has no burial; I say, that a stillborn child is better than he:
The Emphasized Bible
Though a man should beget a hundred children, and live, many years, so that many should be the days of his years but, his own soul, should not be satisfied with the good, and he should not even have, a burial, I said, Better than he, is an untimely birth!
Webster
If a man begetteth a hundred children, and liveth many years, so that the days of his years are many, and his soul is not filled with good, and also that he hath no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.
World English Bible
If a man fathers a hundred children, and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not filled with good, and moreover he has no burial; I say, that a stillborn child is better than he:
Youngs Literal Translation
If a man doth beget a hundred, and live many years, and is great, because they are the days of his years, and his soul is not satisfied from the goodness, and also he hath not had a grave, I have said, 'Better than he is the untimely birth.'
Topics
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Yalad
Chayah
Rab
Shaneh (in pl. only),
Yowm
Shaneh (in pl. only),
Nephesh
Towb
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 6:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Those Who Have Wealth But Do Not Enjoy It Are Pitiful
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a man to whom God has
Names
Cross References
Job 3:16
As infants that never saw light.
Ecclesiastes 4:3
But
Jeremiah 22:19
Dragged off and thrown out beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
Genesis 47:9
So Jacob said to Pharaoh, “The
2 Kings 9:35
They went to bury her, but they found nothing more of her than the skull and the feet and the palms of her hands.
Genesis 33:5
He lifted his eyes and saw the women and the children, and said, “
1 Samuel 2:20-21
Then Eli would
2 Kings 10:1
Now Ahab had seventy sons in
1 Chronicles 28:5
2 Chronicles 11:21
Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom more than all his other wives and concubines. For
Esther 5:11
Then Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, and the
Esther 7:10
Esther 9:14-15
So the king commanded that it should be done so; and an edict was issued in Susa, and Haman’s ten sons were hanged.
Psalm 58:8
Like the
Psalm 127:4-5
So are the children of one’s youth.
Proverbs 17:6
And the
Ecclesiastes 5:17-19
Throughout his life
Isaiah 14:19-20
Like
Who go down to the stones of the
Like a
Jeremiah 8:2
They will spread them out to the sun, the moon and to all the
Jeremiah 36:30
Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah, “He shall have
Matthew 26:24