# Lamentations 4:9

> The King James Version (1769) is in the public domain in the United States.

- Edition: kjv
- Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/lamentations/4/9
- Book: [Lamentations](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/lamentations)
- Chapter: [Lamentations 4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/lamentations/4)
- License: The King James Version (1769) is in the public domain in the United States.
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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.