Ecclesiastes 9:5
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.In other versions
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.
ASV
The living are conscious that death will come to them, but the dead are not conscious of anything, and they no longer have a reward, because there is no memory of them.
BBE
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.
DBY
For 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.
WEB
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.
YLT
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.
ENG
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.
WBT
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.
BSB
In context
3This 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.
4For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
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.
6Also 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.
7Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.