15 That which is has already been,and what is to come has also already been;and God seeks out what has been driven away.
16 Moreover I saw what was under the sun: In the place of justice, there was wickedness;and in the place of righteousness, there was wickedness.
17 I thought in my heart: God will bring judgmentto the righteous and the wicked,for there is an appropriate timefor every matter and deed.
18 Then I thought in my heart: Regarding the account of sons of men, God is making clear to them to show that they are but animals.
19 For what befalls the sons of men befalls animals; as one dies, so dies the other. There is one breath for all of them; there is no advantage for man any more than animals, for all is vanity.
20 All go to one place: All are from the dust and all return to dust.
21 Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of animals goes down to the earth?