ESV: And I thought the dead who are already dead more fortunate than the living who are still alive.
NIV: And I declared that the dead, who had already died, are happier than the living, who are still alive.
NASB: So I congratulated the dead who are already dead, more than the living who are still living.
CSB: So I commended the dead, who have already died, more than the living, who are still alive.
NLT: So I concluded that the dead are better off than the living.
KJV: Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.
NKJV: Therefore I praised the dead who were already dead, More than the living who are still alive.