Ecclesiastes 1:14 declares all under the sun meaningless, the very premise for preferring non-existence.

Ecclesiastes 2:17 expresses hatred of life due to grievous toil, directly paralleling the wish to have never been born.

Ecclesiastes 6:3-5 expands on the same theme: a stillborn child is better than a man who lives long without satisfaction.

Job 3:10-16 laments birth and wishes for stillbirth, directly paralleling the preference for never being born in Ecclesiastes.

Job 10:18 wishes he had died before being seen, echoing the same lament of never being born as Ecclesiastes 4:3.

Job 10:19 continues the wish to have been carried from womb to grave, reinforcing the theme of unborn being better.

Jeremiah 20:17 curses the day of birth, wishing death in the womb, paralleling Ecclesiastes' view that never being born is best.

Jeremiah 20:18 asks why he was born to see toil and sorrow, echoing the same lament as Ecclesiastes 4:3.

Luke 23:29 echoes the same sentiment: blessed are the barren, as not being born is preferable in times of great evil.

Jeremiah 9:3 describes the lies and betrayal that justify the wish to escape, providing the reason for the lament.

Psalm 55:6-11 desires wings to flee from city violence, a less extreme wish to escape evil than never being born.

Jeremiah 9:2 wishes for a desert lodging to leave a faithless people, echoing the desire to escape wickedness.