Lamentations 4:9

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Those slain by the sword are better off than those who die of hunger, who waste away, pierced with pain because the fields lack produce.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Those who are killed with the sword are better than those who are killed with hunger; For these pine away, stricken through, for want of the fruits of the field.
World English Bible (WEB)
They that be slain{H2491} with the sword{H2719} are better{H2896} than they that be slain{H2491} with hunger{H7458}: for these{H1992} pine away{H2100}{(H8799)}, stricken{H1856}{(H8794)} through for want of the fruits{H8570} of the field{H7704}.
Strong's King James
Better are those pierced of a sword, Than those pierced of hunger. They flow away pierced through, Without the produce of my fields.
The F.O.G
The F.O.G Paraphrase
Better have been the pierced of a sword Than the pierced of famine, For these flow away, pierced through, Without the increase of the field.
Young's Literal Translation

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