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21 Who knows whether the spirit[a] of the man goes upward, and the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth?

22 So I saw that there is nothing better for man than to be happy in his activities, since that is his reward.[b] For who will show him what there will be after him?

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  1. Ecclesiastes 3:21 Or breath
  2. Ecclesiastes 3:22 Or lot

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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