3:16 I saw something else on earth:
In the place of justice, there was wickedness,
and in the place of fairness,
3:17 I thought to myself, “God will judge both the righteous and the wicked;
for there is an appropriate time for every activity,
and there is a time of judgment
3:18 I also thought to myself, “It is
so God can clearly
3:19 For the fate of humans
As one dies, so dies the other; both have the same breath.
There is no advantage for humans over animals,
for both are fleeting.
3:20 Both go to the same place,
both come from the dust,
and to dust both return.
3:21 Who really knows if the human spirit
and the animal’s spirit descends into the earth?
3:22 So I perceived there is nothing better than for people
because that is their
for who can show them what the future holds?
4:1 So
This is what I saw:
The oppressed
no one delivers
4:2 So I considered
more fortunate than those who are still alive.
4:3 But better than both is the one who has not been born
and has not seen the evil things that are done on earth.