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.
Ecclesiastes 9:5
Ecclesiastes 9:5 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
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.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Geneva Bible (GNV)
5For the liuing knowe that they shall dye, but the dead knowe nothing at all: neither haue they any more a rewarde: for their remembrance is forgotten.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
5For the living know that they will die, but the dead don’t know anything, neither do they have any more a reward; for their memory is forgotten.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
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.
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
5People who are alive know that they will die one day. But dead people do not know anything. No more good things can happen to them. Nobody remembers them.
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
5For the living know that they die, and the dead do not know anything, and there is no more reward to them, for their remembrance has been forgotten.