Ecclesiastes 9:1-7
View Full ChapterA Common Destiny for All 1So I reflected on all this and concluded that the righteous and the wise and what they do are in God’s hands, but no one knows whether love or hate awaits them.
2All share a common destiny—the righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad,
4Anyone who is among the living has hope
5For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even their name is forgotten.
6Their love, their hate and their jealousy have long since vanished; never again will they have a part in anything that happens under the sun. 7Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for God has already approved what you do.