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Ecclesiastes 9:4

For whoever is joined to all the living, there is hope; for better a live dog, than a dead lion.

Ecclesiastes 9:5

For the living know that they will die; but the dead do not know anything, nor do they have a reward any longer, for their memory is forgotten.

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Ecclesiastes 9:6

Indeed their love, their hate, and their zeal have already perished, and they will no longer have a share in all that is done under the sun.

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Ecclesiastes 9:7

Go then, eat your bread in happiness, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; for God has already approved your works.

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Ecclesiastes 9:8

See that your clothes are white all the time, and that there is no lack of oil on your head.

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Ecclesiastes 9:9

Enjoy life with the wife whom you love all the days of your futile life which He has given you under the sun, all the days of your futility; for this is your reward in life and in your work which you have labored under the sun.

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Ecclesiastes 9:10

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity, planning, knowledge, or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.

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