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


In Context

18 I also thought, "As for men, God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals.

19 Man's fate is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath ; man has no advantage over the animal. Everything is meaningless.

20 All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return.

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

22 So I saw that there is nothing better for a man than to enjoy his work, because that is his lot. For who can bring him to see what will happen 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:21Who knoweth if the spirit of the children of Adam ascend upward, and if the spirit of the beasts descend downward?

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?