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Ecclesiastes 3:16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22

Ecclesiastes 3:16 NIV

And I saw something else under the sun: In the place of judgment—wickedness was there, in the place of justice—wickedness was there.

Ecclesiastes 3:17 NIV

I said to myself, “God will bring into judgment both the righteous and the wicked, for there will be a time for every activity, a time to judge every deed.”

Ecclesiastes 3:18 NIV

I also said to myself, “As for humans, God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals.

Ecclesiastes 3:19 NIV

Surely the fate of human beings is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath; humans have no advantage over animals. Everything is meaningless.

Ecclesiastes 3:20 NIV

All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return.

Ecclesiastes 3:21 NIV

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

Ecclesiastes 3:22 NIV

So I saw that there is nothing better for a person than to enjoy their work, because that is their lot. For who can bring them to see what will happen after them?