Ecclesiastes 9:4 - Modern English Version

⁴ But for the one who is joined with all the living there is hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ 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

⁴ [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)

⁴ 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

⁴ 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

⁴ There is no one who lives forever, or who even has confidence in this regard. A living dog is better than a dead lion.

Ecclesiastes 9:4 Tagairtí Cros

Job 27:8

For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he may gain much, when God takes away his soul?

Ecclesiastes 9:3

This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that the same fate comes to all people. Moreover, the hearts of the children of man are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live; after that they go to the place of the dead.

Ecclesiastes 9:5

For the living know that they will die, but the dead do not know anything; they have no more reward, because the memory of them is forgotten.

Isaiah 38:18

For Sheol cannot thank You, death cannot praise You; those who go down into the pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.