Ecclesiastes 3:18

Injustice Seems to Prevail

16 Moreover ^aI saw under the sun:
In the place of¹ judgment,
Wickedness was there;
And in the place of righteousness,
¹Iniquity was there.

17 I said in my heart,
^a“God shall judge the righteous and the wicked,
For there is a time there for every¹ purpose and for every work.”

18 I said in my heart, “Concerning the condition of the sons of men, God tests them, that they may see that they themselves are like animals.”

19 ^aFor what happens to the sons of men also happens to animals; one thing befalls them: as one dies, so dies the other. Surely, they all have one breath; man has no advantage over animals, for all is vanity.

20 All go to one place: ^aall are from the dust, and all return to dust.

21 ^aWho¹ knows the spirit of the sons of men, which goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, which goes down to the earth?

22 ^aSo I perceived that nothing is better than that a man should rejoice in his own works, for ^bthat is his heritage. ^cFor who can bring him to see what will happen after him?

Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 3:18

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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.

Amplified® Bible
I said in my heart regarding the subject of the sons of men, God is trying (separating and sifting) them, that they may see that by themselves [under the sun, without God] they are but like beasts.

Contemporary English Version
I know that God is testing us to show us that we are merely animals.

Darby English Version
I said in my heart, It is thus with the children of men, that God may prove them, and that they should see that they themselves are but beasts.

Good News Bible
I decided that God is testing us, to show us that we are no better than animals.

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.

New American Standard Bible
I said to myself concerning the sons of men, "God has surely tested them in order for them to see that they are but beasts."

New International Version
I also thought, "As for men, God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals.

New King James Version
I said in my heart, "Concerning the condition of the sons of men, God tests them, that they may see that they themselves are like animals."

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
I said to myself concerning the sons of men, "God has surely tested them in order for them to see that they resemble beasts."

Revised Standard Version
I said in my heart with regard to the sons of men that God is testing them to show them that they are but beasts.

Young's Literal Translation
I said in my heart concerning the matter of the sons of man that God might cleanse them, so as to see that they themselves `are' beasts.

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