Ecclesiastes 9:3-5

Amplified Bible

³This evil is in all that is done under the sun, that one fate comes to all. Also, the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live, and afterwards they go to the dead. ⁴[There is no exemption,] but whoever is joined with all the living, has hope; surely a live dog is better than a dead lion. ⁵For the living know that they will die; but the dead know nothing, and they no longer have a reward [here], for the memory of them is forgotten.

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Ecclesiastes 9:3-5

New International Version

³This is the evil in everything that happens under the sun: The same destiny overtakes all.^(A) The hearts of people, moreover, are full of evil and there is madness in their hearts while they live,^(B) and afterward they join the dead.^(C) ⁴Anyone who is among the living has hope^[a]—even a live dog is better off than a dead lion!

⁵For the living know that they will die,
but the dead know nothing;^(D)
they have no further reward,
and even their name^(E) is forgotten.^(F)