Verse Comparison: Ecclesiastes 3:18

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American Standard Version
I said in my heart, `It is' because of the sons of men, that God may prove them, and that they may see that they themselves are `but as' beasts.

Amplified® Bible
I said in my heart regarding the subject of the sons of men, God is trying (separating and sifting) them, that they may see that by themselves [under the sun, without God] they are but like beasts.

Darby English Version
I said in my heart, It is thus with the children of men, that God may prove them, and that they should see that they themselves are but beasts.

King James Version
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.

Revised Standard Version
I said in my heart with regard to the sons of men that God is testing them to show them that they are but beasts.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

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