Ecclesiastes 9:5 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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.

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.

English Amplified

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.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

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.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

For the living know that they will die, but the dead don’t know anything. There is no longer a reward for them because the memory of them is forgotten.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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.

English EASY 2024

People 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.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The living know that they will die, but the dead don't know anything. They have no more reward. People will soon forget them.

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

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

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Yes, the living know they are going to die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward; they are completely forgotten.

English God's Word - GW 1995

The living know that they will die, but the dead don't know anything. There is no more reward for the dead when the memory of them has faded.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

For the living know that they will die, but the dead don't know anything. There is no longer a reward for them because the memory of them is forgotten.

English KJV 1611

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.

For the living know they will die; but the dead do not know anything, nor have they any longer a reward, for the memory of them is forgotten.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

For the living know that they will die, but the dead do not know anything; they have no more reward, because the memory of them is forgotten.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

For the living know they will die; but the dead do not know anything, nor have they any longer a reward, for their memory is forgotten.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

For the living know that they are to die, but the dead no longer know anything. There is no further recompense for them, because all memory of them is lost.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

For the living know that they will die, but the dead do not know anything; they have no further reward — and even the memory of them disappears.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

People 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 they are soon forgotten.

For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even the memory of them is forgotten.

English NKJ 1982

For the living know that they will die; But the dead know nothing, And they have no more reward, For the memory of them is forgotten.

The living at least know they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, nor are they remembered.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

The living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no more reward, and even the memory of them is lost.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward; but the memory of them is lost.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

For the living at least know that they will die! But the dead know nothing; they don't even have their memories.

English Tyndale 1537

for they that be living, know that they shall die: but they that be dead, know nothing, neither deserve they anymore. For their memorial is forgotten,