Ecclesiastes 9:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 9:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 9:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For to him who is joined with all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.”
Ecclesiastes 9:4 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 9:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 9:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“But <FI>to<Fi> him who is joined unto all the living there is confidence, for to a living dog it <FI>is<Fi> better than to the dead lion.”
Ecclesiastes 9:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 9:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 9:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Surely whosoeuer is ioyned to all ye liuing, there is hope: for it is better to a liuing dog, then to a dead lyon.”
Ecclesiastes 9:4 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 9:4 in Context — Ecclesiastes 9
2 Todo acontece de la misma manera á todos: un mismo suceso ocurre al justo y al impío; al bueno y al limpio y al no limpio; al que sacrifica, y al que no sacrifica: como el bueno, así el que peca; el que jura, como el que teme el juramento.
3 Este mal hay entre todo lo que se hace debajo del sol, que todos tengan un mismo suceso, y también que el corazón de los hijos de los hombres esté lleno de mal, y de enloquecimiento en su corazón durante su vida: y después, á los muertos.
4 Aun hay esperanza para todo aquél que está entre los vivos; porque mejor es perro vivo que león muerto.
5 Porque los que viven saben que han de morir: mas los muertos nada saben, ni tienen más paga; porque su memoria es puesta en olvido.
6 También su amor, y su odio y su envidia, feneció ya: ni tiene ya más parte en el siglo, en todo lo que se hace debajo del sol.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 9:4 Mean?
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