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Unchecked Copy BoxEcclesiastes 3:21 - Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down into the earth?
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Translations for Ecclesiastes 3:21
Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

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Who knows the spirit of the sons of men, which goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, which goes down to the earth?[fn]

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For who can prove that the human spirit goes up and the spirit of animals goes down into the earth?

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Who knows if the human spirit rises upward and if the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth?”

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Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down into the earth?

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Who knows if the spirits of the children of Adam go upward and the spirits of animals go downward to the earth?

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Who knows that the spirit of the sons of mankind ascends upward and the spirit of the animal descends downward to the earth?

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Who knows that the breath of man ascends upward and the breath of the beast descends downward to the earth?

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Who knows that the breath of man ascends upward and the breath of the beast descends downward to the earth?

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Who knows if the spirit of man ascends upward and the spirit of the animal descends downward to the earth?

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Who really knows if the human spirit ascends upward, and the animal's spirit descends into the earth?

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Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down to the earth?

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

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Who 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?

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Who 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?

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

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Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the eretz?"

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quis novit si spiritus filiorum Adam ascendat sursum et si spiritus iumentorum descendat deorsum

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فَمَنْ يَعْرِفُ أَنَّ رُوحَ الإِنْسَانِ تَصْعَدُ إِلَى الْعَلاءِ، وَرُوحَ الْحَيَوَانِ تَهْبِطُ إِلَى أَسْفَلِ الأَرْضِ؟

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מִ֣י יוֹדֵ֗עַ ר֚וּחַ בְּנֵ֣י הָאָדָ֔ם הָעֹלָ֥ה הִ֖יא לְמָ֑עְלָה וְר֨וּחַ֙ הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה הַיֹּרֶ֥דֶת הִ֖יא לְמַ֥טָּה לָאָֽרֶץ׃

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καὶ τίς οἶδεν πνεῦμα υἱῶν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου εἰ ἀναβαίνει αὐτὸ εἰς ἄνω καὶ πνεῦμα τοῦ κτήνους εἰ καταβαίνει αὐτὸ κάτω εἰς γῆν

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مَنْ يَعْلَمُ رُوحَ بَنِي الْبَشَرِ هَلْ هِيَ تَصْعَدُ إِلَى فَوْق؟ وَرُوحَ الْبَهِيمَةِ هَلْ هِيَ تَنْزِلُ إِلَى أَسْفَلَ، إِلَى الأَرْضِ؟

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And who has seen the spirit of the sons of man, whether it goes upward? and the spirit of the beast, whether it goes downward to the earth?

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¿Quién sabe que el espíritu de los hijos de los hombres suba arriba, y que el espíritu del animal descienda debajo de la tierra?

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¿Quién sabe que el espíritu de los hijos de los hombres sube arriba, y que el espíritu del animal desciende abajo a la tierra?

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Who is certain that the spirit of the sons of men goes up to heaven, or that the spirit of the beasts goes down to the earth?

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誰知道人的靈是往上升、獸的魂是下入地呢。

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¿Quién sabe si el espíritu del hombre sube arriba, y si el espíritu del animal desciende abajo a la tierra?

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인생의 혼은 위로 올라가고 짐승의 혼은 아래 곧 땅으로 내려가는 줄을 누가 알랴

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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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Wer weiß, ob der Odem der Menschen aufwärts fahre und der Odem des Viehes abwärts unter die Erde fahre?

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Кто знает: дух сынов человеческих восходит ли вверх, и дух животных сходит ли вниз, в землю?

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¿Quién sabe que el espíritu de los hijos de los hombres suba arriba, y que el espíritu del animal descienda debajo de la tierra?

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