Ecc 9:5 | MHM | STEP | v. 5-6 : The living know that they will die, so they can prepare for it. The living know that they shall die (Ecclesiastes 9:5 ). The dead, however, know nothing about what happens on earth. They do not share in anything that happens in this world anymore. All their feelings—love, hate, and envy—end at death. Their names and actions are soon forgotten. Death ends both our chances for earthly joy and our worries about this world (Job 10:22; Psalm 17:14 ).

‏ Ecclesiastes 9:5

v. 5-6: The living know that they will die, so they can prepare for it. The living know that they shall die (Ecclesiastes 9:5 ^a). The dead, however, know nothing about what happens on earth. They do not share in anything that happens in this world anymore. All their feelings—love, hate, and envy—end at death. Their names and actions are soon forgotten. Death ends both our chances for earthly joy and our worries about this world (Job 10:22; Psalm 17:14 ^b).