Ecclesiastes 9:5

⁵For 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.a

Ecclesiastes 9 confronts the stark reality that death comes to all—wise and foolish, righteous and wicked—and that life under the sun is often unpredictable and unjust. The Teacher (Qoheleth) urges his readers to embrace joy, work diligently, and live wisely despite life's fleeting