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And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, [that] wickedness [was] there; and the place of righteousness, [that] iniquity [was] there (3:16) I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for [there is] a time there for every purpose and for every work (3:17) I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts (3:18) 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 (3:19) All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again (3:20) Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth? (3:21) Wherefore I perceive that [there is] nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that [is] his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
(3:22)
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