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For to him who is joined with all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
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Life is a Precious Gift
The verse powerfully argues that life itself is a gift to be valued. Commentators explain the proverb 'a living dog is better than a dead lion' by noting that dogs were considered contemptible in ancient Israel. The point is that even the most humble living person is in a better position than the most powerful person who has died, because life holds possibilities that death extinguishes.
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Ecclesiastes
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For to him - Rather: “Yet to him.” Notwithstanding evils, life has its advantage, and especially when compared with death.
Dog -…
19th Century
Anglican
There is a variant reading here in the Hebrew. Our translators, following the older translators, adopt the reading of the margin. The textual readi…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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 …
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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…