Ecclesiastes 9:5

New International Version

⁵For 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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Ecclesiastes 9:5

New King James Version

⁵For 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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Ecclesiastes 9:5

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⁵For 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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