Parallel
Ecclesiastes 9:4
Westminster Leningrad Codex · Berean Standard Bible
כִּי־ מִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִבָּחֵר אֶ֥ל כָּל־ הַחַיִּ֖ים יֵ֣שׁ בִּטָּח֑וֹן כִּֽי־ לְכֶ֤לֶב חַי֙ ה֣וּא ט֔וֹב מִן־ הָאַרְיֵ֖ה הַמֵּֽת׃
There is hope, however, for anyone who is among the living; for even a live dog is better than a dead lion.