Ecclesiastes 9:5-7

Contemporary English Version

⁵ We know 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.

⁷ So be happy and enjoy eating and drinking! God decided long ago that this is what you should do.