KJV ORIGINAL
They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Those who died quickly by the sword had it easier than those who starved to death — because starvation is a slow, agonizing way to go, wasting away when there's no food left to harvest.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes a quick end is more merciful than a slow, painful one.
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