Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Ecclesiastes 9:5
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For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, because the memory of them is forgotten.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Ecclesiastes 9
3 This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead.
4 There is hope, however, for anyone who is among the living; for even a live dog is better than a dead lion.
5 For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, because the memory of them is forgotten.
6 Their love, their hate, and their envy have already vanished, and they will never again have a share in all that is done under the sun.
7 Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:
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