18. I said in my heart, about the sons of men, that God would test them, and reveal them to be like wild animals.
19. For this reason, the passing away of man and of beasts is one, and the condition of both is equal. For as a man dies, so also do they die. All things breathe similarly, and man has nothing more than beast; for all these are subject to vanity.
20. And all things continue on to one place; for from the earth they were made, and unto the earth they shall return together.
21. Who knows if the spirit of the sons of Adam ascend upward, and if the spirit of the beasts descend downward?
22. And I have discovered nothing to be better than for a man to rejoice in his work: for this is his portion. And who shall add to him, so that he may know the things that will occur after him?