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 Tout arrive également à tous; même sort pour le juste et pour le méchant, pour celui qui est bon et pur et pour celui qui est impur, pour celui qui sacrifie et pour celui qui ne sacrifie pas; il en est du bon comme du pécheur, de celui qui jure comme de celui qui craint de jurer.
3 Ceci est un mal parmi tout ce qui se fait sous le soleil, c’est qu’il y a pour tous un même sort; aussi le cœur des fils de l’homme est-il plein de méchanceté, et la folie est dans leur cœur pendant leur vie; après quoi, ils vont chez les morts. Car, qui est excepté?
4 Pour tous ceux qui vivent il y a de l’espérance; et même un chien vivant vaut mieux qu’un lion mort.
5 Les vivants, en effet, savent qu’ils mourront; mais les morts ne savent rien, et il n’y a pour eux plus de salaire, puisque leur mémoire est oubliée.
6 Et leur amour, et leur haine, et leur envie, ont déjà péri; et ils n’auront plus jamais aucune part à tout ce qui se fait sous le soleil.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 9:4 Mean?
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