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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ecclesiastes 9:5 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn die Lebenden wissen, daß sie sterben werden; die Toten aber wissen gar nichts, und sie haben keinen Lohn mehr, denn ihr Gedächtnis ist vergessen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Porque los que viven saben que han de morir: mas los muertos nada saben, ni tienen más paga; porque su memoria es puesta en olvido.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Porque os vivos sabem que vão morrer; mas os mortos não sabem coisa alguma, nem também tem mais recompensa; pois a lembrança deles já foi esquecida.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Porque todos os vivos sabem que morrerão, mas os mortos não sabem coisa alguma. Eles já não têm nenhuma recompensa, pois a memória deles foi esquecida.
📖 Ecclesiastes 9:5 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.
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