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.


In Context

2 The whole is as to the whole; one event is to the righteous and to the wicked, to the good, and to the clean, and to the unclean, and to him who is sacrificing, and to him who is not sacrificing; as is the good, so is the sinner, he who is swearing as he who is fearing an oath.

3 This is an evil among all that hath been done under the sun, that one event is to all, and also the heart of the sons of man is full of evil, and madness is in their heart during their life, and after it — unto the dead.

4 But to him who is joined unto all the living there is confidence, for to a living dog it is better than to the dead lion.

5 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.

6 Their love also, their hatred also, their envy also, hath already perished, and they have no more a portion to the age in all that hath been done under the sun.

7 Go, eat with joy thy bread, and drink with a glad heart thy wine, for already hath God been pleased with thy works.

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:5For 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.

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 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.