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?
22. So I saw that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his labor, for that is his reward. For who will bring him to see what will happen after his life?