But for him who is joined to all the living there is hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
Ecclesiastes 9:4
Surrounding context
9:3 This is an evil in all that is done under the sun: that one thing happens to all. Truly the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil; madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
9:4 But for him who is joined to all the living there is hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
9:5 For the living know that they will die; But the dead know nothing, And they have no more reward, For the memory of them is forgotten.