Verse 19
Ecclesiastes 3:19
American Standard Version
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For 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; and man hath no preeminence above the beasts: for all is vanity.
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּי֩ מִקְרֶ֨ה בְֽנֵי הָ/אָדָ֜ם וּ/מִקְרֶ֣ה הַ/בְּהֵמָ֗ה וּ/מִקְרֶ֤ה אֶחָד֙ לָ/הֶ֔ם כְּ/מ֥וֹת זֶה֙ כֵּ֣ן מ֣וֹת זֶ֔ה וְ/ר֥וּחַ אֶחָ֖ד לַ/כֹּ֑ל וּ/מוֹתַ֨ר הָ/אָדָ֤ם מִן הַ/בְּהֵמָה֙ אָ֔יִן כִּ֥י הַ/כֹּ֖ל הָֽבֶל
English Translation
For there is one fate for the children of man and one fate for the animals; as one dies, so dies the other, and they all have one spirit, and man has no advantage over the animals; all is vanity.
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Chapter 3 Context
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For everything there is a season, and a time for very purpose under heaven:
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a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
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a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
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a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
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a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to r...
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a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
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a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
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a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.
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9
What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboreth?
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10
I have seen the travail which God (Elohim) hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.
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He hath made everything beautiful in its time: also he hath set eternity in their heart, yet so that...
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I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good so long as they live.
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And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God (E...
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I know that, whatsoever God (Elohim) doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor anyt...
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15
That which is hath been long ago; and that which is to be hath long ago been: and God (Elohim) seeke...
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And moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the pla...
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I said in my heart, God (Elohim) will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there...
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I said in my heart, [It is] because of the sons of men, that God (Elohim) may prove them, and that t...
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19
For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one...
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All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
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Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goet...
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Wherefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that...
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