though it never saw the light of day ¹  nor knew anything, ²  yet it has more rest ³  than that man –

biblegateway Ecc 6:5

"It never sees the sun and it never knows anything; it is better off than he.

Though a stillborn child does not see the sun and is not conscious, it has more rest than he.

Though it has never seen the sun or known anything, the baby finds more rest than the rich person.

biblegateway Ecc 6:5

Though it never saw the sun or knew anything, it has more rest than does that man—

Moreover, it has not seen the sun or known anything, yet it finds rest rather than he.

bibleoremus Ecc 6:5

moreover it has not seen the sun or known anything; yet it finds rest rather than he.

it has never seen the sun or known anything, yet its state is better than his.

biblegateway Ecc 6:5

Though it has not seen the sun or known anything , this has more rest than that man,

Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known [any thing]: this hath more rest than the other.

biblegateway Ecc 6:5

though it never saw the light of day ¹  nor knew anything, ²  yet it has more rest ³  than that man –

¹ tn Heb “it never saw the sun.”

² tn The word “anything” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.

³ sn The Hebrew term translated rest here refers to freedom from toil, anxiety, and misery – part of the miserable misfortune that the miserly man of wealth must endure.