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Ecclesiastes 9:4

4 For whoever is joined with all the living, there is hope; surely a live dog is better than a dead lion.

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Ecclesiastes 9:4 — The New International Version (NIV)

Anyone who is among the living has hope—even a live dog is better off than a dead lion!

Ecclesiastes 9:4 — English Standard Version (ESV)

But he who is joined with all the living has hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

Ecclesiastes 9:4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

Ecclesiastes 9:4 — New Living Translation (NLT)

There is hope only for the living. As they say, “It’s better to be a live dog than a dead lion!”

Ecclesiastes 9:4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

But for him who is joined to all the living there is hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

Ecclesiastes 9:4 — New Century Version (NCV)

But anyone still alive has hope; even a live dog is better off than a dead lion!

Ecclesiastes 9:4 — American Standard Version (ASV)

For to him that is joined with all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

Ecclesiastes 9:4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

Ecclesiastes 9:4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

But all who are among the living have hope, because a living dog is better than a dead lion.

Ecclesiastes 9:4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

But there is hope for whoever is joined with all the living, since a live dog is better than a dead lion.

Ecclesiastes 9:4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

But whoever is joined with all the living has hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

Ecclesiastes 9:4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Whoever is joined to all the living has hope. After all, even a live dog is better than a dead lion!

Ecclesiastes 9:4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Anyone who is living still has hope. Even a live dog is better off than a dead lion!


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