Ecclesiastes 9:4 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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.

English ASV

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

English Amplified

[There is no exemption] but he who is joined to all the living has hope--for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

[There is no exemption] but he who is joined to all the living has hope–for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - 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.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

Anyone who is alive in the world has some hope for good things in the future. It is better to be a dog that is alive than to be a lion that is dead.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

There is hope for those who are still alive—it does not matter who they are. But this saying is true: A living dog is better 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.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

But anyone who is alive in the world of the living has some hope; a live dog is better off than a dead lion.

English God's Word - GW 1995

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

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

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

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

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

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Indeed, for any among the living there is hope; a live dog is better off than a dead lion.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Anyone who is living still has hope. Even a live dog is better off than a dead lion!

English NIV

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

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

There is hope only for the living. For as they say, "It is better to be a live dog than a dead lion!"

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

There is hope only for the living. “It is better to be a live dog than a dead lion!“

English Tyndale 1537

And why? As long as a man liveth, he is careless: for a quick dog (say they) is better than a dead lion:

Ecclesiastes 9:4 — Compare Translations