Ecclesiastes 3:19 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

Ecclesiastes 3:19 - For what happens to the children of man and what happens to the beasts is the same; as one dies, so dies the other. They all have the same breath, and man has no advantage over the beasts, for all is vanity.[fn]

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KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

For what happens to the sons of men also happens to animals; one thing befalls them: as one dies, so dies the other. Surely, they all have one breath; man has no advantage over animals, for all is vanity.

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

For people and animals share the same fate—both breathe[fn] and both must die. So people have no real advantage over the animals. How meaningless!

NIVNIV (read chapter in 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[fn]; humans have no advantage over animals. Everything is meaningless.

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

For what happens to the children of man and what happens to the beasts is the same; as one dies, so dies the other. They all have the same breath, and man has no advantage over the beasts, for all is vanity.[fn]

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

For the fate of the children of Adam and the fate of animals is the same. As one dies, so dies the other; they all have the same breath. People have no advantage over animals since everything is futile.

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

For the fate of the sons of mankind and the fate of animals [fn]is the same. As one dies, so dies the other; indeed, they all have the same breath, and there is no advantage for mankind over animals, for all is futility.

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

For the fate of the sons of men and the fate of beasts [fn]is the same. As one dies so dies the other; indeed, they all have the same breath and there is no advantage for man over beast, for all is [fn]vanity.

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

For the fate of the sons of men and the fate of beasts is the same fate for each of them. As one dies so dies the other, and they all have the same breath. So there is no advantage for man over beast, for all is [fn]vanity.

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

For the [earthly] fate of the sons of men and the fate of animals is the same. As one dies, so dies the other; indeed, they all have the same breath and there is no preeminence or advantage for man [in and of himself] over an animal, for all is vanity.

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

For the fate of humans and the fate of animals are the same: As one dies, so dies the other; both have the same breath. There is no advantage for humans over animals, for both are fleeting.

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

For the fate of the sons of men and the fate of beasts is the same; as one dies, so dies the other. They all have the same breath, and man has no advantage over the beasts; for all is vanity.

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; and man hath no preeminence above the beasts: for all is vanity.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

For an event is to the sons of man, and an event is to the beasts, even one event is to them; as the death of this, so is the death of that; and one spirit is to all, and the advantage of man above the beast is nothing, for the whole is vanity.

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

For what befalleth the children of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other, and they have all one breath; and man hath no pre-eminence above the beast: for all is vanity.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yes, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no pre-eminence above a beast: for all is vanity.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

For that which happens to the sons of men happens to animals. Even one thing happens to them. As the one dies, so the other dies. Yes, they have all one breath; and man has no advantage over the animals: for all is vanity.

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

idcirco unus interitus est hominis et iumentorum et aequa utriusque condicio sicut moritur homo sic et illa moriuntur similiter spirant omnia et nihil habet homo iumento amplius cuncta subiacent vanitati

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

لأَنَّ مَا يَحُلُّ بِأَبْنَاءِ الْبَشَرِ يَحُلُّ بِالْبَهَائِمِ. فَكَمَا يَمُوتُ الْوَاحِدُ مِنَ النَّاسِ يَمُوتُ الآخَرُ مِنَ الْبَهَائِمِ، فَلِكِلَيْهِمَا نَسَمَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ، وَلَيْسَ لِلإِنْسَانِ فَضْلٌ عَلَى الْبَهِيمَةِ، فَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ بَاطِلٌ.

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

כִּי מִקְרֶה בְנֵי־הָאָדָם וּמִקְרֶה הַבְּהֵמָה וּמִקְרֶה אֶחָד לָהֶם כְּמֹות זֶה כֵּן מֹות זֶה וְרוּחַ אֶחָד לַכֹּל וּמֹותַר הָאָדָם מִן־הַבְּהֵמָה אָיִן כִּי הַכֹּל הָבֶל׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

ὅτι συνάντημα υἱῶν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου καὶ συνάντημα τοῦ κτήνους συνάντημα ἓν αὐτοῖς ὡς ὁ θάνατος τούτου οὕτως ὁ θάνατος τούτου καὶ πνεῦμα ἓν τοῖς πᾶσιν καὶ τί ἐπερίσσευσεν ὁ ἄνθρωπος παρὰ τὸ κτῆνος οὐδέν ὅτι τὰ πάντα ματαιότης

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

لأَنَّ مَا يَحْدُثُ لِبَنِي الْبَشَرِ يَحْدُثُ لِلْبَهِيمَةِ، وَحَادِثَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ لَهُمْ. مَوْتُ هذَا كَمَوْتِ ذَاكَ، وَنَسَمَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ لِلْكُلِّ. فَلَيْسَ لِلإِنْسَانِ مَزِيَّةٌ عَلَى الْبَهِيمَةِ، لأَنَّ كِلَيْهِمَا بَاطِلٌ.

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

Also to them is the event of the sons of man, and the event of the brute; one event befalls them: as is the death of the one, so also the death of the other; and there is one breath to all: and what has the man more than the brute? nothing; for all is vanity.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Porque el suceso de los hijos de los hombres, y el suceso del animal, el mismo suceso es: como mueren los unos, así mueren los otros; y una misma respiración tienen todos; ni tiene más el hombre que la bestia: porque todo es vanidad.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Porque lo que sucede a los hijos de los hombres, y lo que sucede a las bestias, un mismo suceso es: como mueren los unos, así mueren los otros, y una misma respiración tienen todos; ni tiene más el hombre que la bestia; porque todo es vanidad.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

Because the fate of the sons of men and the fate of the beasts is the same. As is the death of one so is the death of the other, and all have one spirit. Man is not higher than the beasts; because all is to no purpose.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

因為世人遭遇的、獸也遭遇．所遭遇的都是一樣．這個怎樣死、那個也怎樣死、氣息都是一樣．人不能強於獸．都是虛空。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Porque lo que ocurre con los hijos del hombre y lo que ocurre con los animales es lo mismo: Como es la muerte de éstos, así es la muerte de aquéllos. Todos tienen un mismo aliento; el hombre no tiene ventaja sobre los animales, porque todo es vanidad.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

인생에게 임하는 일이 일반이라 다 동일한 호흡이 있어서 이의 죽음같이 저도 죽으니 사람이 짐승보다 뛰어남이 없음은 모든 것이 헛됨이로다

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Car le sort des fils de l'homme et celui de la bête sont pour eux un même sort; comme meurt l'un, ainsi meurt l'autre, ils ont tous un même souffle, et la supériorité de l'homme sur la bête est nulle; car tout est vanité.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Denn es geht dem Menschen wie dem Vieh: wie dies stirbt, so stirbt er auch, und haben alle einerlei Odem, und der Mensch hat nichts mehr als das Vieh; denn es ist alles eitel.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

потому что участь сынов человеческих и участь животных--участь одна: как те умирают, так умирают и эти, и одно дыхание у всех, и нет у человека преимущества перед скотом, потому что всё--суета!

SESE (read chapter in SE)

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(3:19)

The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath” (see note on 1:2)

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