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Ecclesiastes 9:4
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 9:4
New International Version
4 Anyone who is among the living has hope[a]—even a live dog is better off than a dead lion!
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- Ecclesiastes 9:4 Or What then is to be chosen? With all who live, there is hope
Ecclesiastes 9:4
New American Standard Bible
Ecclesiastes 9:4
New American Standard Bible
4 For whoever is joined to all the living, there is hope; for better a live dog, than a dead lion.
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Ecclesiastes 9:4
Amplified Bible
Ecclesiastes 9:4
Amplified Bible
4 [There is no exemption,] but whoever is joined with all the living, has hope; surely a live dog is better than a dead lion.
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Ecclesiastes 9:4
King James Version
Ecclesiastes 9:4
King James Version
4 For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
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Ecclesiastes 9:4
Contemporary English Version
Ecclesiastes 9:4
Contemporary English Version
4 As long as we are alive, we still have hope, just as a live dog is better off than a dead lion.
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