Parallel ECC 3:18

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BSB § I said to myself, “As for the sons of men, God tests them so that they may see for themselves that they are but beasts.”

OEB I said to myself, It is for men’s sake, that God may show them in their true light, and lead them

WEB I said in my heart, “As for the sons of men, God tests them, so that they may see that they themselves are like animals.

NET I also thought to myself, “It is for the sake of people,
 ⇔ so God can clearly show them that they are like animals.

LSV 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.

FBV I also thought to myself, “Regarding what happens to human beings—God proves to us that we're no better than animals.”

T4T And regarding humans, I also said to myself, “God is testing us, to show us that in one way people are no different than animals,

LEB I said to myself concerning humans, “God sifts them in order to show them that they are like beasts.”

BBE I said in my heart, It is because of the sons of men, so that God may put them to the test and that they may see themselves as beasts.

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JPS I said in my heart: 'It is because of the sons of men, that God may sift them, and that they may see that they themselves are but as beasts.'

ASV 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.

DRA I said in my heart concerning the sons of men, that God would prove them, and shew them to be like beasts.

YLT 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.

DBY 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.

RV I said in mine 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.

WBS I said in mine 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.

KJB 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.

BB I communed with myne owne heart also concernyng the children of men, howe God hath chosen them, and yet letteth them appeare as though they were beastes.
  (I communed with mine own heart also concernyng the children of men, how God hath/has chosen them, and yet letteth them appear as though they were beasts/animals.)

GNV I considered in mine heart the state of the children of men that God had purged them: yet to see to, they are in themselues as beastes.
  (I considered in mine heart the state of the children of men that God had purged them: yet to see to, they are in themselves as beasts/animals.)

CB I comoned wt myne owne herte also cocernynge the childre of men: how God hath chosen them, and yet letteth the apeare, as though they were beastes:
  (I comoned with mine own heart also cocernynge the children of men: how God hath/has chosen them, and yet letteth the apeare, as though they were beasts/animals:)

WYC I seide in myn herte of the sones of men, that God schulde preue hem, and schewe that thei ben lijk vnresonable beestis.
  (I said in mine heart of the sons of men, that God should preue them, and show that they been like unresonable beasts/animals.)

LUT Ich sprach in meinem Herzen von dem Wesen der Menschen, darin GOtt anzeigt und läßt es ansehen, als wären sie unter sich selbst wie das Vieh.
  (I spoke in my Herzen from to_him Wesen the Menschen, darin God anzeigt and läßt it ansehen, als would_be they/she/them under itself/yourself/themselves himself/itself like the Vieh.)

CLV Dixi in corde meo de filiis hominum, ut probaret eos Deus, et ostenderet similes esse bestiis.
  (Dixi in corde meo about childrens hominum, as probaret them God, and ostenderet similes esse bestiis.)

BRN I said in my heart, concerning the speech of the sons of man, God will judge them, and that to shew that they are beasts.

BrLXX Εἶπα ἐγὼ ἐν καρδίᾳ μου, περὶ λαλιᾶς υἱῶν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, ὅτι διακρινεῖ αὐτοὺς ὁ Θεὸς, καὶ τοῦ δεῖξαι ὅτι αὐτοὶ κτήνη εἰσί.
  (Eipa egō en kardia mou, peri lalias huiōn tou anthrōpou, hoti diakrinei autous ho Theos, kai tou deixai hoti autoi ktaʸnaʸ eisi.)