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

So my praise was for the dead who have gone to their death, more than for the living who still have life.

Οθεν εγω εμακαρισα τους τελευτησαντας, τους ηδη αποθανοντας, μαλλον παρα τους ζωντας, οσοι ζωσιν ετι.

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