17 I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
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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.”
18 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.
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I also said to myself, “As for humans, God tests them so that they may see that they are like the animals.