Ecclesiastes 9:4-6
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. 5 For the living know that they will die; but the dead (A)do not know anything, nor do they have a reward any longer, for their (B)memory is forgotten. 6 Indeed their love, their hate, and their zeal have already perished, and they will no longer have a (C)share in all that is done under the sun.
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Ecclesiastes 9:4-6
New International Version
4 Anyone who is among the living has hope[a]—even a live dog is better off than a dead lion!
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 9:4 Or What then is to be chosen? With all who live, there is hope
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