Ecclesiastes 9:4

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

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Ecclesiastes 9

2 songs meet this passage

  • there's love in murder, y'know? · izumi is dead

    strains against Ecclesiastes 9:4

    Even Ecclesiastes' bleak honesty affirms that life holds hope the dead cannot have; this song inverts that, making the grave the hopeful destination.

  • “Well, it's a hell of a good day to die”

    Half-Truism · The Offspring

    strains against Ecclesiastes 9:4-5

    Ecclesiastes names death's certainty but still affirms living has worth over dying; this lyric flirts with preferring the end.

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