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Ecclesiastes 9:4-6 GW . . .But all who are among the living have hope, because a living dog is better than a dead lion. (5) The living know that they will die, but the dead don't know anything. There is no more reward for the dead when the memory of them has faded. (6) Their love, their hate, and their passions have already vanished. They will never again take part in anything that happens under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 9:4-6 GNB . . .But anyone who is alive in the world of the living has some hope; a live dog is better off than a dead lion. (5) Yes, the living know they are going to die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward; they are completely forgotten. (6) Their loves, their hates, their passions, all died with them. They will never again take part in anything that happens in this world.
Ecclesiastes 9:4-6 ESV . . .But he who is joined with all the living has hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion. (5) For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten. (6) Their love and their hate and their envy have already perished, and forever they have no more share in all that is done under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 9:4-6 CEV . . .As long as we are alive, we still have hope, just as a live dog is better off than a dead lion. (5) We know that we will die, but the dead don't know a thing. Nothing good will happen to them--they are gone and forgotten. (6) Their loves, their hates, and their jealous feelings have all disappeared with them. They will never again take part in anything that happens on this earth.
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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible
Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society
CEV - Contemporary English Version
Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
ESV - English Standard Version
GNB - Good News Bible
GW - God's Word Bible
ISV - International Standard Version
KJV - 1769 King James Version
KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611
LitNT - Literal New Testament
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version
Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament
MWT - Modern World Translation
NWT - New World Translation
RV - Revised Version
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament
Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible
YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation
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