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Berean Standard Bible

“A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.”

Ecclesiastes 6:3

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.

World English Bible (WEB)

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:

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Si el hombre engendrare ciento, y viviere muchos años, y los días de su edad fueren numerosos; si su alma no se hartó del bien, y también careció de sepultura, yo digo que el abortivo es mejor que él.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Si un hombre tiene cien hijos y otras tantas hijas y vive hasta muy anciano, pero al morir deja tan poco dinero que no le alcanza a sus hijos ni para enterrarlo decentemente, yo digo que mejor hubiera nacido muerto.

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