ESV
KJV
4. For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
ASV
4. For to him that is joined with all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
ERVEN
4. There is hope for those who are still alive—it does not matter who they are. But this saying is true: A living dog is better than a dead lion.
NLT
4. There is hope only for the living. As they say, "It's better to be a live dog than a dead lion!"
WEB
4. For to him who is joined with all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
NET
4. But whoever is among the living has hope; a live dog is better than a dead lion.
NLV
4. But there is hope for the one who is among the living. For sure a live dog is better off than a dead lion.
HCSB
4. But there is hope for whoever is joined with all the living, since a live dog is better than a dead lion.
YLT
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.
LITV
4. For one who is chosen to be among all the living, there is hope. For a living dog is better than a dead lion.
RV
4. For to him that is joined with all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
NCV
4. But anyone still alive has hope; even a live dog is better off than a dead lion!
MKJV
4. For whoever is chosen, to all those living, there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
AKJV
4. For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
LXXEN
4. for who is he that has fellowship with all the living? there is hope of him: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
KJV
4. For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
AMP
4. [There is no exemption] but he who is joined to all the living has hope--for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
KJVP
4. For H3588 CONJ to him H4310 IPRO that H834 RPRO is joined H2266 to H413 PREP all H3605 NMS the living H2416 there is H3426 PART hope H986 : for H3588 CONJ a living H2416 AMS dog H3611 is better H2896 AMS than H4480 PREP a dead H4191 lion H738 .
YLT
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.
ASV
4. For to him that is joined with all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
WEB
4. For to him who is joined with all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
NASB
4. Indeed, for any among the living there is hope; a live dog is better off than a dead lion.
ESV
4. But he who is joined with all the living has hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
RV
4. For to him that is joined with all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
RSV
4. But he who is joined with all the living has hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
NKJV
4. But for him who is joined to all the living there is hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
MKJV
4. For whoever is chosen, to all those living, there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
AKJV
4. For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
NRSV
4. But whoever is joined with all the living has hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
NIV
4. Anyone who is among the living has hope-- even a live dog is better off than a dead lion!
NIRV
4. Anyone who is living still has hope. Even a live dog is better off than a dead lion!
NLT
4. There is hope only for the living. As they say, "It's better to be a live dog than a dead lion!"
MSG
4. Still, anyone selected out for life has hope, for, as they say, "A living dog is better than a dead lion."
GNB
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.
NET
4. But whoever is among the living has hope; a live dog is better than a dead lion.
ERVEN
4. There is hope for those who are still alive—it does not matter who they are. But this saying is true: A living dog is better than a dead lion.