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Ecclesiastes 3:21-22
American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 3:21-22
American Standard Version
21 Who knoweth the spirit [a]of man, [b]whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth? 22 Wherefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him back to see what shall be after him?
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- Ecclesiastes 3:21 Hebrew of the sons of men.
- Ecclesiastes 3:21 Or, that goeth
Ecclesiastes 3:21-22
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 3:21-22
New International Version
21 Who knows if the human spirit rises upward(A) and if the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth?”
22 So I saw that there is nothing better for a person than to enjoy their work,(B) because that is their lot.(C) For who can bring them to see what will happen after them?
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