GOD'S WORD® Translation
I congratulate the dead, who have already died, rather than the living, who still have to carry on.

American Standard Version
Wherefore I praised the dead that have been long dead more than the living that are yet alive;

Berean Study Bible
So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I praised the dead rather than the living:

English Revised Version
Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive;

King James Bible
Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.

World English Bible
Therefore I praised the dead who have been long dead more than the living who are yet alive.

Young's Literal Translation
And I am praising the dead who have already died above the living who are yet alive.

Ecclesiastes 4:2 Additional Translations ...