Ecclesiastes 9:4

Tree of Life Version

Everyone who is among the living has hope—even a living dog is better off than a dead lion.

Cross References

Job 27:8

For what hope has the godless, when he is cut off, when God takes his soul?

Ecclesiastes 9:3

This is a misery in everything done under the sun: that the same destiny awaits everyone. Moreover, the hearts of all humans are full of evil, and folly is in their hearts during their lives—after that they die.

Ecclesiastes 9:5

For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, even the memory of them is forgotten.

Isaiah 38:18

For Sheol cannot thank You, death cannot praise You. Those who go down to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.