Ecclesiastes 3:18
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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.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.”
In other translations
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.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.”
Hebrew words
אָמַרְתִּי'amartiI saidH559אֲנִי'aniIH589בְּלִבִּיbelibiin heart myH3820עַל־'al-onH5921דִּבְרַתdivratcause ofH1700בְּנֵיbenei[the] children ofH1121הָאָדָםha'adam<the> humankindH120לְבָרָםlevaramto test themH1305הָאֱלֹהִיםha'elohim<the> GodH430וְלִרְאוֹתvelir'otand to seeH7200שְׁהֶם־shehem-that theyH1992בְּהֵמָהbehemah[are] animal[s]H929הֵמָּהhemahtheyH1992לָהֶם׃lahemfor <the> themselves
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