Ecclesiastes 6:3 Greek OT: Septuagint with Diacritics
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ἐὰν γεννήσῃ ἀνὴρ ἑκατὸν καὶ ἔτη πολλὰ ζήσεται καὶ πλῆθος ὅ τι ἔσονται ἡμέραι ἐτῶν αὐτοῦ καὶ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐμπλησθήσεται ἀπὸ τῆς ἀγαθωσύνης καί γε ταφὴ οὐκ ἐγένετο αὐτῷ εἶπα ἀγαθὸν ὑπὲρ αὐτὸν τὸ ἔκτρωμα

Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
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si genuerit quispiam centum et vixerit multos annos et plures dies aetatis habuerit et anima illius non utatur bonis substantiae suae sepulturaque careat de hoc ego pronuntio quod melior illo sit abortivus
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Eclesiastés 6:3 Spanish: La Biblia de las Américas (©1997)
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Si un hombre engendra cien hijos y vive muchos años, por muchos que sean sus años, si su alma no se ha saciado de cosas buenas, y tampoco halla sepultura, entonces digo: Mejor es el abortivo que él,
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Prediger 6:3 German: Luther (1912)
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Wenn einer gleich hundert Kinder zeugte und hätte langes Leben, daß er viele Jahre überlebte, und seine Seele sättigte sich des Guten nicht und bliebe ohne Grab, von dem spreche ich, daß eine unzeitige Geburt besser sei denn er.
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Ecclésiaste 6:3 French: Louis Segond (1910)
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Quand un homme aurait cent fils, vivrait un grand nombre d'années, et que les jours de ses années se multiplieraient, si son âme ne s'est point rassasiée de bonheur, et si de plus il n'a point de sépulture, je dis qu'un avorton est plus heureux que lui.
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傳 道 書 6:3 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
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人 若 生 一 百 个 儿 子 ， 活 许 多 岁 数 ， 以 致 他 的 年 日 甚 多 ， 心 里 却 不 得 满 享 福 乐 ， 又 不 得 埋 葬 ； 据 我 说 ， 那 不 到 期 而 落 的 胎 比 他 倒 好 。
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King James Bible
If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.

American King James Version
If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.

American Standard Version
If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul be not filled with good, and moreover he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he:

Bible in Basic English
If a man has a hundred children, and his life is long so that the days of his years are great in number, but his soul takes no pleasure in good, and he is not honoured at his death; I say that a birth before its time is better than he.

Douay-Rheims Bible
If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, and attain to a great age, and his soul make no use of the goods of his substance, and he be without burial: of this man I pronounce, that the untimely born is better than he.

Darby Bible Translation
If a man beget a hundred sons, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, but his soul be not filled with good, and also he have no burial, I say an untimely birth is better than he.

English Revised Version
If a man beget an hundred children and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, but his soul be not filled with good, and moreover he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he:

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Suppose a rich person wasn't satisfied with good things while he was alive and didn't even get an honorable burial after he died. Suppose he had a hundred children and lived for many years. No matter how long he would have lived, it still would have been better for him to have been born dead.

Webster's Bible Translation
If a man begetteth a hundred children, and liveth many years, so that the days of his years are many, and his soul is not filled with good, and also that he hath no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.

World English Bible
If a man fathers a hundred children, and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not filled with good, and moreover he has no burial; I say, that a stillborn child is better than he:

Young's Literal Translation
If a man doth beget a hundred, and live many years, and is great, because they are the days of his years, and his soul is not satisfied from the goodness, and also he hath not had a grave, I have said, 'Better than he is the untimely birth.'
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傳 道 書 6:3 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
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人 若 生 一 百 個 兒 子 ， 活 許 多 歲 數 ， 以 致 他 的 年 日 甚 多 ， 心 裡 卻 不 得 滿 享 福 樂 ， 又 不 得 埋 葬 ； 據 我 說 ， 那 不 到 期 而 落 的 胎 比 他 倒 好 。
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Ecclésiaste 6:3 French: Darby
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Si un homme engendre cent fils, et qu'il vive beaucoup d'années, et que les jours de ses années soient en grand nombre, et que son âme ne soit pas rassasiée de bien, et aussi qu'il n'ait pas de sépulture, je dis que mieux vaut un avorton que lui;
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Ecclésiaste 6:3 French: Martin (1744)
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Quand un homme en aurait engendré cent, et qu'il aurait vécu plusieurs années, en sorte que les jours de ses années se soient fort multipliés, cependant si son âme ne s'est point rassasiée de bien, et même s'il n'a point eu de sépulture, je dis qu'un avorton vaut mieux que lui.
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Ecclésiaste 6:3 French: Ostervald (1744)
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Quand un homme aurait cent enfants, qu'il aurait vécu de nombreuses années, et que les jours de ses années se seraient multipliés; si son âme ne s'est pas rassasiée de bien, et que même il n'ait point de sépulture, je dis qu'un avorton vaut mieux que lui.
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Prediger 6:3 German: Luther (1545)
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Wenn er gleich hundert Kinder zeugete und hätte so langes Leben, daß er viel Jahre überlebete, und seine Seele sättigte sich des Guts nicht und bliebe ohne Grab, von dem spreche ich, daß eine unzeitige Geburt besser sei denn er.
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Prediger 6:3 German: Elberfelder (1871)
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Wenn einer hundert Söhne zeugte und viele Jahre lebte, und der Tage seiner Jahre wären viele, und seine Seele sättigte sich nicht an Gutem, und auch würde ihm kein Begräbnis zuteil, so sage ich: Eine Fehlgeburt ist besser daran als er.