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Ecclesiastes 3:19 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" 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

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17 I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.”

18 I said in my heart, “As for the sons of men, God tests them, so that they may see that they themselves are like animals.

19 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.

20 All go to one place. All are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.

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

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"All flesh died that moved on the earth, including birds, livestock, animals, every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, and every man."

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"For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:"

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"a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;"

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"a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;"

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"a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;"

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"a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;"

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