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Ecclesiastes 9:3-5
International Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 9:3-5
International Standard Version
The Universality of Death
3 There is a tragedy that infects everything that happens on earth: a common event happens to everyone. In fact, the hearts of human beings are full of evil. Madness remains in their hearts while they live, and afterwards they join the dead. 4 “While someone is among the living, hope remains,” because “it is better to be a living dog than to be a dead lion.”[a]
5 At least the living know they will die,
but the dead know nothing;
they no longer have a reward,
since memory about them has been forgotten.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 9:4 These are ancient proverbs.
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