9 What profit is there in my death,* in my going down to the pit?*+

Will the dust praise you?+ Will it tell of your faithfulness?+

5 For the living know* that they will die,+ but the dead know nothing at all,+ nor do they have any more reward,* because all memory of them is forgotten.+

10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do with all your might, for there is no work nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the Grave,*+ where you are going.