For what hope does the godless person have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
Ecclesiastes 9:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But there is hope for whoever is joined with all the living, since a live dog is better than a dead lion. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [There is no exemption] but he who is joined to all the living has hope–for a living dog is better than a dead lion. American Standard Version (1901) For to him that is joined with all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion. Common English Bible Whoever is among the living can be certain about this. A living dog is definitely better off than a dead lion, Catholic Public Domain Version There is no one who lives forever, or who even has confidence in this regard. A living dog is better than a dead lion. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version There is no man that liveth always, or that hopeth for this: a living dog is better than a dead lion. |
For what hope does the godless person have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
This is an evil in all that is done under the sun: there is one fate for everyone. In addition, the hearts of people are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live; after that they go to the dead.
For the living know that they will die, but the dead don’t know anything. There is no longer a reward for them because the memory of them is forgotten.
For Sheol cannot thank you; Death cannot praise you. Those who go down to the Pit cannot hope for your faithfulness.