Ecclesiastes 4:3
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.

Young's Literal Translation
And better than both of them [is] he who hath not yet been, in that he hath not seen the evil work that hath been done under the sun.

King James Bible
Yea, better [is he] than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

Hebrew
But better
וְטוֹב֙ (wə·ṭō·wḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

than both
מִשְּׁנֵיהֶ֔ם (miš·šə·nê·hem)
Preposition-m | Number - mdc | third person masculine plural
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

is he who
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

has not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

yet
עֲדֶ֖ן (‘ă·ḏen)
Adverb
Strong's 5728: Hitherto, still

existed,
הָיָ֑ה (hā·yāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

who
אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

has not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

seen
רָאָה֙ (rā·’āh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7200: To see

the evil
הָרָ֔ע (hā·rā‘)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

that
אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

is done
נַעֲשָׂ֖ה (na·‘ă·śāh)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

under
תַּ֥חַת (ta·ḥaṯ)
Preposition
Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

the sun.
הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ (haš·šā·meš)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 8121: The sun, the east, a ray, a notched battlement

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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