Ecclesiastes 4:2NET Bible
So I considered those who are dead and gone more fortunate than those who are still alive.
Related Verses
Genesis 3:1
Now the serpent was more shrewd than any of the wild animals that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Is it really true that God said, 'You must not eat from any tree of the orchard'?"
Genesis 4:20
Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the first of those who live in tents and keep livestock.
Genesis 6:3
So the LORD said, "My spirit will not remain in humankind indefinitely, since they are mortal. They will remain for 120 more years."
Genesis 6:4
The Nephilim were on the earth in those days (and also after this) when the sons of God were having sexual relations with the daughters of humankind, who gave birth to their children. They were the mighty heroes of old, the famous men.
Genesis 7:16
Those that entered were male and female, just as God commanded him. Then the LORD shut him in.