Ecclesiastes 9:5

English Standard 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.

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)

⁷^(A)The memory of the righteous is a blessing,
but ^(B)the name of the wicked will rot.

⁷The name of the righteous^(A) is used in blessings,^[a]
but the name of the wicked^(B) will rot.^(C)

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