Ecclesiastes 4:2

And I declared that the dead, who had already died, are happier than the living, who are still alive.
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King James Version

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

English Standard Version

And I thought the dead who are already dead more fortunate than the living who are still alive.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And so, I praised the dead more than the living