KJVI 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 in my heart, It isbecause of the sons of men, that God may prove them, and that they may see that they themselves are but as 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.”
I said in my heart concerning the matter of the sons of man that God might cleanse them, so as to see that they themselves are beasts.
I said in my heart, It is thus with the children of men, thatGod may prove them, and that they should see that they themselves are but beasts.
Ecclesiastes — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
E C C L E S I A S T E S CHAP. III. Solomon having shown the vanity of studies, pleasures, and business, and made it to appear that happiness is not to be found in the schools of the learned, nor in the gardens of Epicurus, nor upon…