Ecclesiastes 3:21
“Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ecclesiastes 3:21 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Wer weiß von dem Odem der Menschenkinder, ob er aufwärts fährt, und von dem Odem der Tiere, ob er niederwärts zur Erde hinabfährt?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
¿Quién sabe que el espíritu de los hijos de los hombres suba arriba, y que el espíritu del animal descienda debajo de la tierra?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Quem tem certeza de que o fôlego de vida dos homens sobe para cima, e que o fôlego de vida dos animais desce para debaixo da terra?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Quem sabe se o espírito do homem vai para cima e o espírito dos animais vai para debaixo da terra?
📖 Ecclesiastes 3:21 in Context
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; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
20All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
21Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
22Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
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