New International Version
And I declared that the dead, who had already died, are happier than the living, who are still alive.

English Standard Version
And I thought the dead who are already dead more fortunate than the living who are still alive.

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

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

New American Standard Bible
So I congratulated the dead who are already dead more than the living who are still living.

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

Darby Bible Translation
Then I praised the dead who are already dead more than the living who are yet 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;

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

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