For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
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The most despicable living man's state, is preferable to that of the most noble who have died impenitent. Solomon exhorts the wise and pious to cheerful confidence in God, whatever their condition in life.
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This thought runs through Ecclesiastes 9:4-6.