Ecclesiastes 9:4

Ecclesiastes 9:4. For to him that is joined to all the living, there is hope— And surely, whoever is in society, with all the living, hath hope. For a living dog hath a better chance than a dead lion. The last sentence may be literally rendered thus: Good shall rather happen to a living dog than to a dead lion; which is the foundation of hope expressed in the words immediately preceding. It is very evident, that Solomon speaks in these verses solely of a man's state with respect to this world; not denying or affirming any thing concerning his state or expectations in the next.