Ecclesiastes 3:18

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.

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WEBBE

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.

BSB

I said to myself, “As for the sons of men, God tests them so that they may see for themselves that they are but beasts.”

KJV

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.

ASV

I said in my heart, [It is] because of the sons of men, that God may prove them, and that they may see that they themselves are [but as] beasts.

BBE

I said in my heart, It is because of the sons of men, so that God may put them to the test and that they may see themselves as beasts.

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