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Ecclesiastes 9:5

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5For the living know that they will die, but ithe dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for jthe memory of them is forgotten.

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Cross references

  1. iJob 14:21
  2. jch. 1:11; 8:10; Ps. 31:12; 88:5, 12; Isa. 26:14

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For the living know that they will die,

but the dead know nothing;

they have no further reward,

and even their name is forgotten.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For the living know that they will die, but the dead don’t know anything. There is no longer a reward for them because the memory of them is forgotten.

NLTNew Living Translation

The living at least know they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, nor are they remembered.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For the living know that they will die, but the dead do not know anything. They no longer have a reward, and even the memory of them is forgotten.

KJV 1900King 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.