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more fortunate than both of them is the one who has not yet lived
"the one who has not yet been born is better off than both of them"
both of them
This refers to those who are dead and to those who are alive. Alternate translation: "both those who are dead and those who are living" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
under the sun
This refers to things that are done on earth. See how you translated this in Ecclesiastes 1:3. Alternate translation: "on the earth" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)