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16 I have also seen under the sun:
    In the place of justice there was wickedness,
    and in the place of righteousness there was wickedness.
17 I said in my heart:
“The righteous and the wicked,
    God will judge.
For there is a time for every activity
    and for every deed.”

Humans Same As Beasts?

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

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16 And I saw something else under the sun:

In the place of judgment—wickedness was there,
    in the place of justice—wickedness was there.

17 I said to myself,

“God will bring into judgment(A)
    both the righteous and the wicked,
for there will be a time for every activity,
    a time to judge every deed.”(B)

18 I also said to myself, “As for humans, God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals.(C)

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