Ecclesiastes 9:4

The English Standar Version

But he who is joined with all the living has hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

Cross References

Job 27:8

For what is the hope of the godless when God cuts him off, when God takes away his life?

Ecclesiastes 9:3

This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that the same event happens to all. Also, the hearts of the children of man are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

Ecclesiastes 9:5

For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten.

Isaiah 38:18

For Sheol does not thank you; death does not praise you; those who go down to the pit do not hope for your faithfulness.