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

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For the living know that they will die,
    but the dead know nothing;(A)
they have no further reward,
    and even their name(B) is forgotten.(C)

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14 They are dead, they will not live;
They are deceased, they will not rise.
Therefore You have punished and destroyed them,
And made all their memory to (A)perish.

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14 They are now dead,(A) they live no more;
    their spirits(B) do not rise.
You punished them and brought them to ruin;(C)
    you wiped out all memory of them.(D)

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21 His sons come to honor, and (A)he does not know it;
They are brought low, and he does not perceive it.

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21 If their children are honored, they do not know it;
    if their offspring are brought low, they do not see it.(A)

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Death Comes to All

10 Then I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of holiness, and they were (A)forgotten[a] in the city where they had so done. This also is vanity.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 8:10 Some Heb. mss., LXX, Vg. praised

10 Then too, I saw the wicked buried(A)—those who used to come and go from the holy place and receive praise[a] in the city where they did this. This too is meaningless.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 8:10 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (Aquila); most Hebrew manuscripts and are forgotten

16 For there is (A)no more remembrance of the wise than of the fool forever,
Since all that now is will be forgotten in the days to come.
And how does a wise man die?
As the fool!

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16 For the wise, like the fool, will not be long remembered;(A)
    the days have already come when both have been forgotten.(B)
Like the fool, the wise too must die!(C)

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11 There is (A)no remembrance of former things,
Nor will there be any remembrance of things that are to come
By those who will come after.

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11 No one remembers the former generations,(A)
    and even those yet to come
will not be remembered
    by those who follow them.(B)

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10 Will You work wonders for the dead?
Shall [a]the dead arise and praise You? Selah
11 Shall Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave?
Or Your faithfulness in the place of destruction?
12 Shall Your wonders be known in the dark?
And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

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  1. Psalm 88:10 shades, ghosts

10 Do you show your wonders to the dead?
    Do their spirits rise up and praise you?(A)
11 Is your love declared in the grave,
    your faithfulness(B) in Destruction[a]?
12 Are your wonders known in the place of darkness,
    or your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion?

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  1. Psalm 88:11 Hebrew Abaddon

(A)For in death there is no remembrance of You;
In the grave who will give You thanks?

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Among the dead no one proclaims your name.
    Who praises you from the grave?(A)

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15 Let them be continually before the Lord,
That He may (A)cut off the memory of them from the earth;

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15 May their sins always remain before(A) the Lord,
    that he may blot out their name(B) from the earth.

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27 (A)And as it is appointed for men to die once, (B)but after this the judgment,

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27 Just as people are destined to die once,(A) and after that to face judgment,(B)

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16 (A)Doubtless You are our Father,
Though Abraham (B)was ignorant of us,
And Israel does not acknowledge us.
You, O Lord, are our Father;
Our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.

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16 But you are our Father,(A)
    though Abraham does not know us
    or Israel acknowledge(B) us;
you, Lord, are our Father,
    our Redeemer(C) from of old is your name.

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Better to go to the house of mourning
Than to go to the house of feasting,
For that is the end of all men;
And the living will take it to (A)heart.

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It is better to go to a house of mourning
    than to go to a house of feasting,
for death(A) is the destiny(B) of everyone;
    the living should take this to heart.

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23 For I know that You will bring me to death,
And to the house (A)appointed for all living.

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23 I know you will bring me down to death,(A)
    to the place appointed for all the living.(B)

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