Compare Translations for Ecclesiastes 3:21

21 Who knows if the spirit of people rises upward and the spirit of animals goes downward to the earth?

21 Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down into the earth?

21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

21 Nobody knows for sure that the human spirit rises to heaven or that the animal spirit sinks into the earth.

21 Who knows that the breath of man ascends upward and the breath of the beast descends downward to the earth?

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

21 Who knows the spirit of the sons of men, which goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, which goes down to the earth?

21 For who can prove that the human spirit goes up and the spirit of animals goes down into the earth?

21 Who knows whether the human spirit goes upward and the spirit of animals goes downward to the earth?

21 Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth?

21 Who is certain that the spirit of the sons of men goes up to heaven, or that the spirit of the beasts goes down to the earth?

21 Who knows if a human being's life-breath rises upward while an animal's life-breath descends into the earth?

21 Who knows if a human being's life-breath rises upward while an animal's life-breath descends into the earth?

21 Who knows if the spirit of a human being goes upward and the spirit of an animal goes downward into the earth?"

21 Who knoweth the spirit of the children of men? Doth it go upwards? and the spirit of the beasts, doth it go downwards to the earth?

21 How can anyone be sure that the human spirit goes upward while an animal's spirit goes down into the ground?

21 How can anyone be sure that the human spirit goes upward while an animal's spirit goes down into the ground?

21 Who knows whether a human spirit goes upward or whether an animal spirit goes downward to the earth?

21 Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the eretz?"

21 Who knows that the spirit of the sons of men goes upward and that the spirit of the beast goes downward to the earth?

21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

21 For no one knows [whether] the spirit of a human ascends [to heaven] and [whether] the spirit of the beast descends to the ground!

21 And who has seen the spirit of the sons of man, whether it goes upward? and the spirit of the beast, whether it goes downward to the earth?

21 Who can be sure that the human spirit goes up to God and that the spirit of an animal goes down into the ground?

21 Who can know whether the spirit of a man goes up? Who can tell whether the spirit of an animal goes down into the earth?"

21 Who knows whether the human spirit goes upward and the spirit of animals goes downward to the earth?

21 Who knoweth if the spirit of the children of Adam ascend upward, and if the spirit of the beasts descend downward?

21 Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down to the earth?

21 Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down to the earth?

21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

21 quis novit si spiritus filiorum Adam ascendat sursum et si spiritus iumentorum descendat deorsum

21 quis novit si spiritus filiorum Adam ascendat sursum et si spiritus iumentorum descendat deorsum

21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

21 Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?"

21 Who knoweth, if the spirit of the sons of Adam goeth upward, and if the spirit of beasts goeth downward? (Yet who knoweth, if the spirits of the sons and daughters of Adam go upward to heaven, and if the spirits of the beasts go downward into the ground? I do not know.)

21 Who knoweth the spirit of the sons of man that is going up on high, and the spirit of the beast that is going down below to the earth?