Ecclesiastes 9:4
But to him who is joined unto all the living there is confidence, for to a living dog it is better than to the dead lion.This verse in the real world
In what words
- בִּטָּחוֹןbiṭṭâchôwntrust
- מִיmîywho? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often us
- חָבַרchâbarto join (literally or figuratively); specifically (by means of spells) to fascinate
- כֶּלֶבkeleba dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute
- יֵשׁyêshthere is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
- בָּחַרbâcharproperly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select
- חַיchayalive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially i
- טוֹבṭôwbgood (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.