Ecclesiastes 9:4

Modern King James Version

For whoever is chosen, to all those living, there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

Cross References

Job 27:8

For what is the hope of the ungodly when He cuts off, when God takes away his soul?

Ecclesiastes 9:3

This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event to all. Yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

Ecclesiastes 9:5

For the living know that they shall die; but the dead do not know anything, nor do they have any more a reward; for their memory is forgotten.

Isaiah 38:18

For the grave cannot praise You, death can not rejoice in You; they who go down into the pit cannot hope for Your truth.