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Ecclesiastes 3:18
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BSBPD
“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.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“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.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“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.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“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 <FI>are<Fi> beasts.”
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