International Children’s Bible

Ecclesiastes 9:1-5 International Children’s Bible (ICB)

1. I thought about something else and tried hard to understand it. I saw that God takes care of both good people and wise people and what they do. But no one knows if he will see good or bad times.

2. Both good and bad things happen to everyone.They happen to those who are fair and to those who are wicked.They happen to those who are good and to those who are evil.They happen to those who sacrifice and to those who do not.The same things happen to a good personas happen to a sinner.The same things happen to a person who makes promises to Godas to one who does not.

3. This is something unfair that happens here on earth. The same things happen to everyone. So men’s minds are full of evil and foolish thoughts while they live. After that, they join the dead.

4. But anyone still alive has hope. Even a live dog is better off than a dead lion!

5. The living know they will die.But the dead no longer think about such things.Dead people have no more reward.People forget them.