Nehr · Ecclesiastes 9

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.

— Ecclesiastes 9:5, King James Version
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World English Bible (WEB)

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.

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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.

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