New International Version (NIV)
2And I declared that the dead,
who had already died,
are happier than the living,
who are still alive.
Ecclesiastes 4:2
Ecclesiastes 4:2 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
2So I congratulated the dead who are already dead, more than the living who are still living.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
2So I congratulated the dead who are already dead more than the living who are still living.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
2So I congratulated and thought more fortunate are those who are already dead than the living who are still living.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
2So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
2Then I announced that those
who have already died
are happier than those
who are still alive.