Ecclesiastes 3:18-22

Modern English Version

¹⁸ Then I thought in my heart: Regarding the account of sons of men, God is making clear to them to show that they are but animals. ¹⁹ For what befalls the sons of men befalls animals; as one dies, so dies the other. There is one breath for all of them; there is no advantage for man any more than animals, for all is vanity. ²⁰ All go to one place: All are from the dust and all return to dust. ²¹ Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of animals goes down to the earth?

²² So I saw that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his labor, for that is his reward. For who will bring him to see what will happen after his life?