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Ecclesiastes 9:4-6
Good News Translation

4 But anyone who is alive in the world of the living has some hope; a live dog is better off than a dead lion. 5 Yes, the living know they are going to die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward; they are completely forgotten. 6 Their loves, their hates, their passions, all died with them. They will never again take part in anything that happens in this world.

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Ecclesiastes 9:4-6
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4 Anyone who is among the living has hope[a]—even a live dog is better off than a dead lion!

5 For the living know that they will die,
    but the dead know nothing;(A)
they have no further reward,
    and even their name(B) is forgotten.(C)
6 Their love, their hate
    and their jealousy have long since vanished;
never again will they have a part
    in anything that happens under the sun.(D)

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  1. Ecclesiastes 9:4 Or What then is to be chosen? With all who live, there is hope
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