Ecclesiastes 9:4
American King James Version (AKJV)
For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
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.
Berean Study Bible (BSB)
There is hope, however, for anyone who is among the living; for even a live dog is better than a dead lion.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
For him who is joined to all the living there is hope; a living dog is better than a dead lion.
Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)
There is no one who lives forever, or who even has confidence in this regard. A living dog is better than a dead lion.
Darby Bible (DBY)
For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
Douay–Rheims Version (DRV)
There is no man that liveth always, or that hopeth for this: a living dog is better than a dead lion.
English Revised Version (ERV)
For to him that is joined with all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
Free Bible Version (FBV)
But the living still have hope—a live dog is better than a dead lion!
JPS Tanakh 1917 Old Testament / Weymouth New Testament (JPS / WNT)
For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
King James Version (KJV)
For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
New Heart English Bible (NHEB)
For to him who is joined with all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
Webster Bible (Webster)
For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
World English Bible (WEB)
For to him who is joined with all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBB)
For to him who is joined with all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
But to him who is joined unto all the living there is confidence, for to a living dog it is better than to the dead lion.