Ecclesiastes 9:4-6

Good News Translation

⁴ But anyone who is alive in the world of the living has some hope; a live dog is better off than a dead lion. ⁵ Yes, the living know they are going to die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward; they are completely forgotten. ⁶ Their loves, their hates, their passions, all died with them. They will never again take part in anything that happens in this world.