Ecclesiastes 9:4

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

But there is hope for whoever is joined  with all the living, since a live dog is better than a dead lion.

Cross References

Isaiah 38:18

For Sheol cannot thank you; Death cannot praise you. Those who go down to the Pit cannot hope for your faithfulness.

Job 27:8

For what hope does the godless person   have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

Ecclesiastes 9:3

This is an evil in all that is done under the sun: there is one fate for everyone. In addition, the hearts of people are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live;  after that they go to the dead.

Ecclesiastes 9:5

For the living know that they will die, but the dead don’t know anything. There is no longer a reward for them because the memory of them is forgotten.