21Who knoweth if the spirit of the children of Adam ascend upward, and if the spirit of the beasts descend downward?


In Context

18 I said in my heart concerning the sons of men, that God would prove them, and shew them to be like beasts.

19 Therefore the death of man, and of beasts is one, and the condition of them both is equal: as man dieth, so they also die: all things breathe alike, and man hath nothing more than beast: all things are subject to vanity.

20 And all things go to one place: of earth they were made, and into earth they return together.

21 Who knoweth if the spirit of the children of Adam ascend upward, and if the spirit of the beasts descend downward?

22 And I have found that nothing is better than for a man to rejoice in his work, and that this is his portion. For who shall bring him to know the things that shall be after him?

Ecclesiastes 3:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:21Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:21Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and if the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth?"

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:21Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:21Who knoweth the spirit of the children of men? Doth it go upwards? and the spirit of the beasts, doth it go downwards to the earth?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:21Who knoweth the spirit of man whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast whether it goeth downward to the earth?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:21Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:21Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:21Who knoweth the spirit of the sons of man that is going up on high, and the spirit of the beast that is going down below to the earth?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:21Who knows the spirit of man that goes upward, and the spirit of the beast that goes downward to the earth?