If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul be not filled with good, and moreover he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he:

If¹ a manª begetª° an hundredª [children], and liveª° manyª years,ª so that the daysª of his yearsª be¹¹ many,ª and his soulª be not¹ filledª° with¹ good,ª and also¹ [that] he have¹ no¹ burial;ª I say,ª° [that] an untimely birthª [is] betterª than¹ he.

If¹ a manª begetª° an hundredª [children], and liueª° manyª yeeres,ª so that the dayesª of his yeeresª bee¹¹ many:ª and his souleª be not¹ filledª° with¹ good,ª and also¹ that he haue¹ no¹ buriall,ª I say,ª° [that] an vntimely birthª [is] betterª then¹ he.

If a man beget a hundred [children], and live many years, yea, however abundant the days of his years shall be, yet [if] his soul shall not be satisfied with good, and also he have no burial; I said, An untimely birth is better than he.

If¹ a manª begetª° an hundredª [children], and liveª° manyª years,ª so that the daysª of his yearsª be¹¹ many,ª and his soulª be not¹ filledª° with¹ good,ª and also¹ [that] he have¹ no¹ burial;ª I say,ª° [that] an untimely birthª [is] betterª than¹ he.

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