Ecclesiastes 9:4

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

There is hope for those who are still alive—it does not matter who they are. But this saying is true: A living dog is better than a dead lion.

Cross References

Isaiah 38:18

The dead cannot praise you. People in Sheol cannot sing praises to you. Those who have died and gone below are not trusting in your faithfulness.

Job 27:8

What hope do people without God have when it is time to die, when God takes their life away?

Ecclesiastes 9:3

Of all the things that happen in this life, the worst thing is that all people end life 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

The living know that they will die, but the dead don’t know anything. They have no more reward. People will soon forget them.