ecclesiastes 9:4 For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

ecclesiastes 9:4 For whoever is joined with all the living, there is hope; surely a live dog is better than a dead lion.

4. For--rather, "Nevertheless." English Version rightly reads as the Margin, Hebrew, "that is joined," instead of the text, "who is to be chosen?"
hope--not of mere temporal good (Job 14:7); but of yet repenting and being saved.
dog--metaphor for the vilest persons (1Sa 24:14).
lion--the noblest of animals (Pr 30:30).
better--as to hope of salvation; the noblest who die unconverted have no hope; the vilest, so long as they have life, have hope.

ecclesiastes 9:4 For whoever is joined with all the living, there is hope; surely a live dog is better than a dead lion.

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