For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; and man hath no preeminence above the beasts: for all is vanity.

Because the fate of the sons of men and the fate of the beasts is the same. As is the death of one so is the death of the other, and all have one spirit. Man is not higher than the beasts; because all is to no purpose.

Διοτι το συναντημα των υιων των ανθρωπων ειναι και το συναντημα του κτηνους· και εν συναντημα ειναι εις αυτους· καθως αποθνησκει τουτο, ουτως αποθνησκει και εκεινος· και η αυτη πνοη ειναι εις παντας· και ο ανθρωπος δεν υπερτερει κατ' ουδεν το κτηνος· διοτι τα παντα ειναι ματαιοτης.

For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.