Ecclesiastes 3:16-22

Ecclesiastes 3:16-22

[16] And moreover I saw  under the sun  the place  of judgment,  that wickedness  was there; and the place  of righteousness,  that iniquity  [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.  [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.  [19] For that which befalleth  the sons  of men  befalleth  beasts;  even one thing  befalleth  them: as the one dieth,  the other;  yea, they have all one  breath;  so that a man  hath no preeminence  above a beast:  for all is vanity.  [20] All go  unto one  place;  all are of the dust,  again.  [21] Who knoweth  the spirit  of man  that goeth  upward,  and the spirit  of the beast  that goeth  downward  to the earth?  [22] Wherefore I perceive  that there is nothing better,  than that a man  should rejoice  in his own works;  for that is his portion:  for who shall bring  him to see  what shall be after