Ecclesiastes 9:5
Ecclesiastes 9:5 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)
For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten.
Ecclesiastes 9:4-6 The Message (MSG)
Still, anyone selected out for life has hope, for, as they say, “A living dog is better than a dead lion.” The living at least know something, even if it’s only that they’re going to die. But the dead know nothing and get nothing. They’re a minus that no one remembers. Their loves, their hates, yes, even their dreams, are long gone. There’s not a trace of them left in the affairs of this earth.
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.
Ecclesiastes 9:5 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
For the living know they will die; but the dead do not know anything, nor have they any longer a reward, for their memory is forgotten.
Ecclesiastes 9:5 New Century Version (NCV)
The living know they will die, but the dead know nothing. Dead people have no more reward, and people forget them.
Ecclesiastes 9:5 American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Ecclesiastes 9:5 New International Version (NIV)
For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even their name is forgotten.
Ecclesiastes 9:5 New King James Version (NKJV)
For the living know that they will die; But the dead know nothing, And they have no more reward, For the memory of them is forgotten.
Ecclesiastes 9:5 Amplified Bible (AMP)
For the living know that they will die; but the dead know nothing, and they no longer have a reward [here], for the memory of them is forgotten.