“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.”
Ecclesiastes 9:5 (BSB)
Context Reading
3This 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. 4There is hope, however, for anyone who is among the living; for even a live dog is better than a dead lion. 5For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, because the memory of them is forgotten. 6Their 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. 7Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works: