Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Ecclesiastes 4:2:

• Kupsabiny: “Then I said in my stomach/heart that the dead are better off than the living.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “So I considered,
  those who have already died are happier than those who are still living.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “So I was able to say that the dead-ones are better than the living-ones.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “So I thought that those who are already dead are more fortunate
  than those who are still alive.” (Source: Translation for Translators)