Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 30:17

κρείσσων θάνατος ὑπὲρ ζωὴν πικρὰν καὶ ἀνάπαυσις αἰῶνος ἢ ἀρρώστημα ἔμμονον.
King James Version (KJV)

Death is better than a bitter life or continual sickness.

Modern English

Death is better than a bitter life or endless sickness.

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