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

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

For to him - Rather: “Yet to him.” Notwithstanding evils, life has its advantage, and especially when compared with death.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

There is a variant reading here in the Hebrew. Our translators, following the older translators, adopt the reading of the margin. The textual readi…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope

That is, who is among the living, is one of them, and, as long as …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The state of the most despicable living man is preferable to that of the most noble who have died impenitent. Solomon exhorts the wise and pious to…

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