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Ecclesiastes 4:3

Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
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English Standard Version

But better than both is he who has not yet been and has not seen the evil deeds that are done under the sun.

New International Version

But better than both is he who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And happier than both of these, I judged him to be, who has not yet been born, and who has not yet seen the evils which are done under the sun