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Ecclesiastes 9:5

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.

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Ecclesiastes 9:5 in other translations

For the living know that they will die, but the dead don’t know anything, neither do they have any more a reward; for their memory is forgotten.

Ecclesiastes 9:5 · World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 9:5 in context

  1. 3This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
  2. 4For to him that is joined with all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
  3. 5For 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.
  4. 6As well their love, as their hatred and their envy, is perished long ago; neither have they any more a portion for ever in anything that is done under the sun.
  5. 7Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.