Ecclesiastes 9:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 9:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 9:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For 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.”
Ecclesiastes 9:5 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 9:5 ASV — 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.”
Ecclesiastes 9:5 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 9:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Ecclesiastes 9:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 9:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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.”
Ecclesiastes 9:5 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 9:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For 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.”
Ecclesiastes 9:5 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 9:5 in Context — Ecclesiastes 9
3 Ceci est un mal parmi tout ce qui se fait sous le soleil, c’est qu’il y a pour tous un même sort; aussi le cœur des fils de l’homme est-il plein de méchanceté, et la folie est dans leur cœur pendant leur vie; après quoi, ils vont chez les morts. Car, qui est excepté?
4 Pour tous ceux qui vivent il y a de l’espérance; et même un chien vivant vaut mieux qu’un lion mort.
5 Les vivants, en effet, savent qu’ils mourront; mais les morts ne savent rien, et il n’y a pour eux plus de salaire, puisque leur mémoire est oubliée.
6 Et leur amour, et leur haine, et leur envie, ont déjà péri; et ils n’auront plus jamais aucune part à tout ce qui se fait sous le soleil.
7 Va, mange avec joie ton pain, et bois gaiement ton vin; car dès longtemps Dieu prend plaisir à ce que tu fais.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 9:5 Mean?
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