Discovery BoxEcclesiastes 4:15 
Context4:15 I considered all the living who walk on earth, 1
as well as the successor 2 who would arise 3 in his place.
Ecclesiastes 9:4
Context9:4 But whoever is among 4 the living 5 has hope;
a live dog is better than a dead lion.
1 tn Heb “under the sun.”
2 tn Heb “the second youth.” It is not clear whether “the second” (הַשֵּׁנִי, hasheni) refers to the young man who succeeds the old king or a second youthful successor.
3 tn The verb עָמַד (’amad, “to stand”) may denote “to arise; to appear; to come on the scene” (e.g., Ps 106:30; Dan 8:22, 23; 11:2-4; 12:1; Ezra 2:63; Neh 7:65); cf. BDB 764 s.v. עָמַד 6.a; HALOT 840 s.v. עמד 1.a.
4 tn The consonantal text (Kethib) has “is chosen, selected.” The translation follows the marginal reading (Qere), “is joined.” See BDB 288 s.v. חָבַר Pu.
5 tn Heb “all the living.”
