2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ecclesiastes 4:2:1 ⧉וְשַׁבֵּ֧חַveshabeakhand I praised Ecclesiastes 4:2:2 ⧉אֲנִ֛יaniI Ecclesiastes 4:2:3 ⧉אֶת־הַמֵּתִ֖יםethametimthe dead Ecclesiastes 4:2:4 ⧉שֶׁכְּבָ֣רshekvarwho already Ecclesiastes 4:2:5 ⧉מֵֽתוּmetudied Ecclesiastes 4:2:6 ⧉מִן־הַֽחַיִּ֔יםminhakhayimmore than the living Ecclesiastes 4:2:7 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֥רasherwho Ecclesiastes 4:2:8 ⧉הֵ֖מָּהhemathey Ecclesiastes 4:2:9 ⧉חַיִּ֖יםkhayimliving Ecclesiastes 4:2:10 ⧉עֲדֶ֥נָה׃adenastill |
2. Formal Translation So I praised the dead who had already died more than the living who are still alive. |
2. Dynamic Translation I considered the dead who had already died to be better off than the living who are still alive. |