Ecclesiastes 3:21
Parallel Translations


NASB: Who knows that the breath of man ascends upward and the breath of the beast descends downward to the earth? (NASB ©1995)
GWT: Who knows whether a human spirit goes upward or whether an animal spirit goes downward to the earth? (GOD'S WORD®)
KJV: Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
ASV: Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth?
BBE: 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?
DBY: 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?
JPS: Who knoweth the spirit of man whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast whether it goeth downward to the earth?
WBS: Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
WEB: Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?"
YLT: 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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