4:3a But better than both is he who has not yet existed,

But someone who has never even been born is still more fortunate than they are.
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And it is even better for those who die at birth, (English Easy-to-Read Version)
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The most happy people are those who have not been born. (EASY2015)

4:3b who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.

No one in this world has done evil things to them.
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because they never saw the evil that is done in this world. (English Easy-to-Read Version)

4:3a-b (combined)

But those who have never existed are the happiest. They haven’t seen the evil things people do to each other here on earth.
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The most happy people are those who have not been born. They do not see the bad things that happen on the earth.

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