Ecclesiastes 4:3
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordYea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
— Ecclesiastes 4:3, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
Yes, better than them both is him who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
American Standard Version (ASV)
yea, better than them both did I esteem him that hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And better than both of them <FI>is<Fi> he who hath not yet been, in that he hath not seen the evil work that hath been done under the sun.