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Ecclesiastes 9:4
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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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  1. Ecclesiastes 9:4 Or What then is to be chosen? With all who live, there is hope
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Ecclesiastes 9:4
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4 But he who is joined with all the living has hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

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Ecclesiastes 9:4
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4 But there is hope for whoever is joined[a] with all the living, since a live dog is better than a dead lion.

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  1. 9:4 Alt Hb tradition reads chosen
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