Ecclesiastes 3:17-22

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

18I also said in my heart, “As for the sons of man, God tests them so that they may see that they are but animals.”

19For the destiny of humankind and the destiny of animals are one and the same. As one dies, so dies the other. Both have the same breath—a human has no advantage over an animal—both are fleeting.

20Both go to one place. Both were taken from the dust, and both return to the dust.

21Who knows that the spirit of the sons of man ascends upward and the animal’s spirit descends into the earth?

22So I perceived that nothing is better than for man to enjoy his works, because that is his portion. For who can bring him back to see what will be in the future?