Ecclesiastes 3:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.”
Ecclesiastes 3:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 3:19 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 3:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For that which happens to the sons of men happens to animals. Even one thing happens to them. As the one dies, so the other dies. Yes, they have all one breath; and man has no advantage over the animals, for all is vanity.”
Ecclesiastes 3:19 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 3:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Ecclesiastes 3:19 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 3:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For an event <FI>is to<Fi> the sons of man, and an event <FI>is to<Fi> the beasts, even one event <FI>is<Fi> to them; as the death of this, so <FI>is<Fi> the death of that; and one spirit <FI>is<Fi> to all, and the advantage of man above the beast is nothing, for the whole <FI>is<Fi> vanity.”
Ecclesiastes 3:19 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 3:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For what befalleth the children of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other, and they have all one breath; and man hath no pre-eminence above the beast: for all is vanity.”
Ecclesiastes 3:19 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 3:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For the condition of the children of men, and the condition of beasts are euen as one condition vnto them. As the one dyeth, so dyeth the other: for they haue all one breath, and there is no excellency of man aboue ye beast: for all is vanitie.”
Ecclesiastes 3:19 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 3:19 in Context — Ecclesiastes 3
17 J’ai dit en mon cœur: Dieu jugera le juste et le méchant; car il y a là un temps pour toute chose et pour toute œuvre.
18 J’ai dit en mon cœur, au sujet des fils de l’homme, que Dieu les éprouverait, et qu’eux-mêmes verraient qu’ils ne sont que des bêtes.
19 Car le sort des fils de l’homme et celui de la bête sont pour eux un même sort; comme meurt l’un, ainsi meurt l’autre, ils ont tous un même souffle, et la supériorité de l’homme sur la bête est nulle; car tout est vanité.
20 Tout va dans un même lieu; tout a été fait de la poussière, et tout retourne à la poussière.
21 Qui sait si le souffle des fils de l’homme monte en haut, et si le souffle de la bête descend en bas dans la terre?
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