I'm going to speak up for Stephen Mitchell's work. I spent a good hour in the bookshop comparing translations and his rang truest, read easiest and sounded more

I'm going to speak up for Stephen Mitchell's work. I spent a good hour in the bookshop comparing translations and his rang truest, read easiest and sounded more lyical in a way. It wasnt dry and accurate or academic that's for sure but it was in the common tongue. Also his missing chapters were included at the end as appendices and his reasons were given for that inclusion.