Ecclesiastes 3:18

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Ecclesiastes 3:18

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

I said to myself, “As for the sons of men, God tests them so that they may see for themselves that they are but beasts.”

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KJV

King James Version

I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.

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WEB

World English Bible

I said in my heart, “As for the sons of men, God tests them, so that they may see that they themselves are like animals.

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ASV

American Standard Version

I 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.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Ecclesiastes 3

¹⁶ Furthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.

¹⁷ I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”

¹⁸ I said to myself, “As for the sons of men, God tests them so that they may see for themselves that they are but beasts.”

¹⁹ For the fates of both men and beasts are the same: As one dies, so dies the other—they all have the same breath. Man has no advantage over the animals, since everything is futile.

²⁰ All go to one place; all come from dust, and all return to dust.

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