Ecclesiastes 9:2-4

The Voice

² Everyone shares a common destiny—the righteous and the wicked, the good [and the bad],^[a] the clean and the unclean, those who sacrifice and those who neglect the sacrifices. The good and the faithful are treated no differently than the sinner. Those who take an oath are treated no differently than those afraid to commit. Such a great injustice! ³ Here is an evil that pervades all that is done under the sun: the same destiny happens to us all. Human hearts are inclined toward evil; madness runs deep throughout our lives. And then what happens? We die. ⁴ So long as we are alive, we have hope; it is better to be a living dog, you see, than a dead lion.