Ecclesiastes 9:5 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

More versions

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; and they have no more reward [here], for the memory of them is forgotten.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

because the living know that they will die. But the dead know nothing at all. There is no more reward for them; even the memory of them is lost.

Catholic Public Domain Version

For the living know that they themselves will die, yet truly the dead know nothing anymore, nor do they have any recompense. For the memory of them is forgotten.