Lam.4.9

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.

Lam.4.9

Better to have been killed in battle than killed by starvation. Better to have died of battle wounds than to slowly starve to death.

Lam.4.9

Those killed by the sword are better off than those who die of famine; racked with hunger, they waste away for lack of food from the field.

Lam.4.9

Those slain by the sword are better off Than those who die of hunger; For these pine away, Stricken for lack of the fruits of the field.