Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 3:21
American Standard Version
Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth?
Amplified® Bible
Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goes downward to the earth?
Contemporary English Version
Who really knows if our spirits go up and the spirits of animals go down into the earth?
Darby English Version
Who knoweth the spirit of the children of men? Doth it go upwards? and the spirit of the beasts, doth it go downwards to the earth?
Good News Bible
How can anyone be sure that the human spirit goes upward while an animal's spirit goes down into the ground?
King James Version
Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
New American Standard Bible
Who knows that the breath of man ascends upward and the breath of the beast descends downward to the earth?
New International Version
Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and if the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth?"
New King James Version
Who knows the spirit of the sons of men, which goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, which goes down to the earth?
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Who knows that the breath of man ascends upward and the breath of the beast descends downward to the earth?
Revised Standard Version
Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down to the earth?
Young's Literal Translation
Who knoweth the spirit of the sons of man that is going up on high, and the spirit of the beast that is going down below to the earth?