Ecclesiastes 3
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Ecclesiastes 3:19-22

191For the fateH4745 of the sonsH1121 of mankindH120 and the fateH4745 of animalsH929 2is the sameH259. As oneH2088 diesH4194, soH3651 diesH4194 the otherH2088; indeed, they allH3605 have the sameH259 breathH7307, and thereH369 isH369 noH369 advantageH4195 for mankindH120 overH4480 animalsH929, for allH3605 is futilityH1892.

20AllH3605 goH1980 to the sameH259 placeH4725. AllH3605 cameH1961 from the 3dustH6083 and allH3605 returnH7725 to the dustH6083.

21WhoH4310 knowsH3045 that the 4spiritH7307 of the sonsH1121 of mankindH120 ascendsH5927 upwardH4605 and the spiritH7307 of the animalH929 descendsH3381 downwardH4295 to the earthH776?

22I have seenH7200 that 5nothingH369 is betterH2896 thanH4480 when a personH120 isH8055 happyH8055 in his activitiesH4639, for that is his 6lotH2506. For whoH4310 will bringH935 him to seeH7200 7whatH4100 will occurH1961 afterH310 him?

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Notes

  1. 1. Ecclesiastes 3:19 Ps 49:12; Eccl 9:12 ↩
  2. 2. Ecclesiastes 3:19 Lit and they have one fate ↩
  3. 3. Ecclesiastes 3:20 Gen 3:19; Ps 103:14; Eccl 12:7 ↩
  4. 4. Ecclesiastes 3:21 Eccl 12:7 ↩
  5. 5. Ecclesiastes 3:22 Eccl 2:24 ↩
  6. 6. Ecclesiastes 3:22 Or reward ↩
  7. 7. Ecclesiastes 3:22 Eccl 2:18; 6:12; 8:7; 10:14 ↩

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