SIL Translator’s Notes on Ecclesiastes 6:5

6:5a The child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything,

And he would never have experienced living or have known anything.
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Although he did not live one day and knew nothing about life,

6:5b has more rest

At least ⌊the unborn child⌋ finds rest,
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he can rest

6:5c than that man,

whereas ⌊the unsatisfied person⌋ can never ⌊rest⌋ .
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more than the ⌊the frustrated⌋ rich man.

6:5a-c (combined)

It didnʼt even see the sun. It didnʼt know anything at all. But it has more rest than that man does. (New International Reader’s Version)
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He never saw the light of day or knew what it was like to live. Yet the child finds rest, and not this man. (FBV)

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