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18 I communed with myne owne heart also concernyng the children of men, howe God hath chosen them, and yet letteth them appeare as though they were beastes. 19 For it happeneth vnto men as it doth vnto beastes, euen one condition vnto them both: as the one dyeth so dyeth the other, yea they haue both one maner of breath: so that in this a man hath no preeminence aboue a beast, but are all subdued vnto vanitie. 20 They go all vnto one place: for as they be all of dust, so shall they all turne vnto dust agayne. 21 Who knoweth the spirite of man that goeth vpwarde, & the breath of the beast that goeth downe to the earth? 22 Wherfore I perceaue that there is nothyng better for a man then to be ioyfull in his labour, for that is his portion: But who wyll bryng hym to see the thyng that shall come after hym? Ecclesiastes 3:18-22, Bishops' Bible of 1568. Public domain.
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