Ecclesiastes 9:4

Easy To Read Version

There is hope for any person that is still alive—it does not matter who he is. But this saying is true:

Cross References

Job 27:8

If a person does not care about God,\par then there is no hope for that person\par when he dies.\par That person has no hope\par when God takes his life away.\par

Ecclesiastes 9:3

Of all the things that happen in this life, the worst thing is that all people end the same way. But it is also very bad that people always think evil and foolish thoughts. And those thoughts lead to death.

Ecclesiastes 9:5

Living people know that they will die. But dead people don’t know anything. Dead people have no more reward. People will soon forget them.

Isaiah 38:18

Dead people don’t sing praises to you.\par People in Sheol {\cf2\super [368]} don’t praise you.\par Dead people don’t trust you to help them.\par They go into a hole in the ground,\par \{and never speak again\}.\par