Ecclesiastes 9:5

Ecclesiastes 9:5 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

5For the living know that they will die,

but the dead know nothing;

they have no further reward,

and even their name is forgotten.

5For the living know that they will die; but the dead do not know anything, nor do they have a reward any longer, for their memory is forgotten.

5For 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.

5For 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.

5For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, because the memory of them is forgotten.

5People who are still alive know they’ll die.

But those who have died don’t know anything.

They don’t receive any more rewards.

And even their name is forgotten.