5For 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.


In Context

2 All share a common destiny-the righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad, the clean and the unclean, those who offer sacrifices and those who do not. As it is with the good man, so with the sinner; as it is with those who take oaths, so with those who are afraid to take them.

3 This is the evil in everything that happens under the sun: The same destiny overtakes all. The hearts of men, moreover, are full of evil and there is madness in their hearts while they live, and afterward they join the dead.

4 Anyone who is among the living has hope -even a live dog is better off than a dead lion!

5 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.

6 Their love, their hate and their jealousy have long since vanished; never again will they have a part in anything that happens under the sun.

7 Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for it is now that God favors what you do.

Ecclesiastes 9:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:5For 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:5For the living know that they shall die, but the dead know nothing more, neither have they a reward any more: for the memory of them is forgotten.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:5For 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:5For 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:5For 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:5For 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:5For the living know that they will die, but the dead don't know anything, neither do they have any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:5For 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:5For 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.