Ecclesiastes 9:5
World English Bible (WEB)
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.
In context
3 This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event to all. Yes 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 who is joined with 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 the dead don’t know anything, neither do they have any more a reward; for their memory is forgotten.
6 Also their love, their hatred, and their envy has perished long ago; neither do they any longer have a portion forever in anything that is done under the sun.
7 Go your way—eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already accepted your works.
Ecclesiastes 9:5 in every translation
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.