Ecclesiastes 9:5
King James Version (KJV)
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.
In context
3 This is an evil among all things that are 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.
4 For to him that 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 shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
6 Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.
7 Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
Ecclesiastes 9:5 in every translation
- KJV 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.
- WEB World English Bible
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, because the memory of them is forgotten.
- ASV 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.
- YLT 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.
- DBY Darby Translation
- 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.
- WBS Webster Bible
- 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.