Jewish Publication Society of America Version (JPS1917) - Ecclesiastes 4:2 >

Wherefore I praised the dead that are already dead more than the living that are yet alive;

King James Version (KJV) - Ecclesiastes 4:2 >

Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.

Berean Study Bible (BSB) - Ecclesiastes 4:2 >

So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive.