3588 [e]   4 kî-   4 כִּי־    4 For   4 Conj   4

4310 [e] mî מִי֙ whoever Interrog

834 [e] ’ă·šer אֲשֶׁ֣ר that Pro‑r

977 [e] yə·ḥub·bar, יִבָּחֵר is joined V‑Pual‑Imperf‑3ms

413 [e] ’el אֶ֥ל to Prep

3605 [e] kāl- כָּל־ all N‑msc

2416 [e] ha·ḥay·yîm הַחַיִּ֖ים the living Art ¦ N‑mp

3426 [e] yêš יֵ֣שׁ there is Adv

986 [e] biṭ·ṭā·ḥō·wn; בִּטָּח֑וֹן hope N‑ms

3588 [e] kî- כִּֽי־ for Conj

3611 [e] lə·ḵe·leḇ לְכֶ֤לֶב a dog Prep‑l ¦ N‑ms

2416 [e] ḥay חַי֙ living Adj‑ms

1931 [e] hū ה֣וּא is Pro‑3ms

2896 [e] ṭō·wḇ, ט֔וֹב better Adj‑ms

4480 [e] min- מִן־ than Prep

738 [e] hā·’ar·yêh הָאַרְיֵ֖ה a lion Art ¦ N‑ms

4191 [e] ham·mêṯ. הַמֵּֽת׃ that is dead Art ¦ V‑Qal‑Prtcpl‑ms

Berean Study Bible
There is hope, however, for anyone who is among the living; for even a live dog is better than a dead lion.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

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

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

King James Bible
For to him that is joined {08675;0977:08792} to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion. Ecclesiastes 9:4 • Ecclesiastes 9:4 NIV • Ecclesiastes 9:4 NLT • Ecclesiastes 9:4 ESV • Ecclesiastes 9:4 NASB • Ecclesiastes 9:4 KJV • Ecclesiastes 9:4 Biblia Paralela • Ecclesiastes 9:4 Chinese Bible • Ecclesiastes 9:4 French Bible • Ecclesiastes 9:4 German Bible

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