Ecclesiastes 9:4 - The Scriptures 1998

⁴ But for him who is joined to all the living there is trust, for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ [There is no exemption] but he who is joined to all the living has hope–for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ For to him that is joined with all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

Common English Bible

⁴ Whoever is among the living can be certain about this. A living dog is definitely better off than a dead lion,

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ There is no one who lives forever, or who even has confidence in this regard. A living dog is better than a dead lion.

Ecclesiastes 9:4 Cross References

Job 27:8

For what is the expectancy of the defiled one, when He does cut off, when Eloah takes away his life?

Ecclesiastes 9:3

This is an evil in all that is done under the sun: there is one event to all. Truly the hearts of the sons of men are filled with evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live, and then – to the dead!

Ecclesiastes 9:5

For the living know that they shall die, but the dead know naught, nor do they have any more reward, for their remembrance is forgotten.

Isaiah 38:18

“For the grave does not thank You, nor death praise You; those who go down to the pit do not watch for Your truth.