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Ecclesiastes 3:19

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For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; and man hath no preeminence above the beasts: for all is vanity.

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Ecclesiastes 3:19 in other translations

For that which happens to the sons of men happens to animals. Even one thing happens to them. As the one dies, so the other dies. Yes, they have all one breath; and man has no advantage over the animals; for all is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 3:19 · World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:19 in context

  1. 17I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
  2. 18I said in my heart, It is because of the sons of men, that God may prove them, and that they may see that they themselves are but as beasts.
  3. 19For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; and man hath no preeminence above the beasts: for all is vanity.
  4. 20All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
  5. 21Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth?