But whoever is among ¹  the living ²  has hope; a live dog is better than a dead lion.

biblegateway Ecc 9:4

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

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

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

biblegateway Ecc 9:4

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

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

bibleoremus Ecc 9:4

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

But for anyone who is counted among the living there is still hope: remember, a live dog is better than a dead lion.

biblegateway Ecc 9:4

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

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

biblegateway Ecc 9:4

But whoever is among ¹  the living ²  has hope; a live dog is better than a dead lion.

¹ tn The consonantal text (Kethib) has “is chosen, selected.” The translation follows the marginal reading (Qere), “is joined.” See BDB 288 s.v. חָבַר Pu.

² tn Heb “all the living.”