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Yes, better than them both is him who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
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A Cry of Utter Despair
Commentators explain that this verse expresses the ultimate depth of despair over human suffering. The Preacher, observing rampant oppression, concludes that from a purely earthly perspective, it would be better never to have been born than to witness or experience such evil. This is a raw, human reaction to a broken world.
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Ecclesiastes
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Yea, better [is he] than both they who has not yet been , &c.] That is, an unborn person; who is preferred both to t…
Presbyterian
It grieved Solomon to see might prevail against right. Wherever we turn, we see melancholy proofs of the wickedness and misery of mankind, who try …
