Bible Cross References
Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.
Ecclesiastes 2:17
So life came to mean nothing to me, because everything in it had brought me nothing but trouble. It had all been useless; I had been chasing the wind.
Ecclesiastes 9:4-6
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But anyone who is alive in the world of the living has some hope; a live dog is better off than a dead lion.
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Yes, the living know they are going to die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward; they are completely forgotten.
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Their loves, their hates, their passions, all died with them. They will never again take part in anything that happens in this world.
Job 3:17-21
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In the grave wicked people stop their evil, and tired workers find rest at last.
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Even prisoners enjoy peace, free from shouts and harsh commands.
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Everyone is there, the famous and the unknown, and slaves at last are free.
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Why let people go on living in misery? Why give light to those in grief ?
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They wait for death, but it never comes; they prefer a grave to any treasure.