Ecclesiastes 2:16

New King James Version

¹⁶For there is ^(A)no more remembrance of the wise than of the fool forever,
Since all that now is will be forgotten in the days to come.
And how does a wise man die?
As the fool!

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Ecclesiastes 2:16

New International Version

¹⁶For the wise, like the fool, will not be long remembered;^(A)
the days have already come when both have been forgotten.^(B)
Like the fool, the wise too must die!^(C)

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Ecclesiastes 9:5

New King James 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.

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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)

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