Ecclesiastes 9:5

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3 This is an evil in all that is done under the sun: that one thing happens to all. Truly the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil; madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

4 But for him who is joined to all the living there is hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

5 For the living know that they will die;
But ^athe dead know nothing,
And they have no more reward,
For ^bthe memory of them is forgotten.

6 Also their love, their hatred, and their envy have now perished;
Nevermore will they have a share
In anything done under the sun.

7 Go, ^aeat your bread with joy,
And drink your wine with a merry heart;
For God has already accepted your works.

8 Let your garments always be white,
And let your head lack no oil.

Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 9:5

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American Standard Version
For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

Amplified® Bible
For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; and they have no more reward [here], for the memory of them is forgotten.

Contemporary English Version
We know that we will die, but the dead don't know a thing. Nothing good will happen to them--they are gone and forgotten.

Darby English Version
For the living know that they shall die; but the dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward, for the memory of them is forgotten.

Good News Bible
Yes, the living know they are going to die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward; they are completely forgotten.

King James Version
For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

New American Standard Bible
For the living know they will die; but the dead do not know anything, nor have they any longer a reward, for their memory is forgotten.

New International Version
For the living know that they will die,
but the dead know nothing;
they have no further reward,
and even the memory of them is forgotten.

New King James Version
For the living know that they will die;
But the dead know nothing,
And they have no more reward,
For the memory of them is forgotten.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For the living know they will die; but the dead do not know anything, nor have they any longer a reward, for people do not remember them.

Revised Standard Version
For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward; but the memory of them is lost.

Young's Literal Translation
For the living know that they die, and the dead know not anything, and there is no more to them a reward, for their remembrance hath been forgotten.

New English Translation
For the living know that they will die, but the dead do not know anything; they have no further reward – and even the memory of them disappears.¹

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