Discovery BoxEcclesiastes 3:19 
Context3:19 For the fate of humans 1 and the fate of animals are the same:
As one dies, so dies the other; both have the same breath.
There is no advantage for humans over animals,
for both are fleeting.
Ecclesiastes 7:14
Context7:14 In times of prosperity 2 be joyful,
but in times of adversity 3 consider this:
God has made one as well as the other, 4
so that no one can discover what the future holds. 5
1 tn Heb “of the sons of man.”
2 tn Heb “the day of good.”
3 tn Heb “the day of evil.”
4 tn Less probable renderings of this line are “God hath made the one side by side with the other” (ASV) and “God has set the one alongside the other” (NEB).
5 tn Heb “anything after him.” This line is misinterpreted by several versions: “that man may not find against him any just complaint” (Douay); “consequently, man may find no fault with Him” (NJPS); “so that man cannot find fault with him in anything” (NAB).
