Other translations
American Standard Version
Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth?
Darby Bible Translation
Who knoweth the spirit of the children of men? Doth it go upwards? and the spirit of the beasts, doth it go downwards to the earth?
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
Who knoweth if the spirit of the children of Adam ascend upward, and if the spirit of the beasts descend downward?
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
Who knoweth the spirit of man whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast whether it goeth downward to the earth?
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down into the earth?
God's Word
Who knows whether a human spirit goes upward or whether an animal spirit goes downward to the earth?
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Who knows if the spirit of people rises upward and the spirit of animals goes downward to the earth?
International Standard Version
Who knows whether the spirit of human beings ascends, and whether the spirit of animals descends to the earth?
NET Bible
Who really knows if the human spirit ascends upward, and the animal's spirit descends into the earth?
New American Standard Bible
Who knows that the breath of man ascends upward and the breath of the beast descends downward to the earth?
New International Version
Who knows if the human spirit rises upward and if the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth?"
New Living Translation
For who can prove that the human spirit goes up and the spirit of animals goes down into the earth?
Webster's Bible Translation
Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
The World English Bible
Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?"
EasyEnglish Bible
Do the spirits of humans go up into the sky when we die? Do the spirits of animals go down into the ground? Nobody really knows.’
Young‘s Literal Translation
Who knoweth the spirit of the sons of man that is going up on high, and the spirit of the beast that is going down below to the earth?
New Life Version
Who knows that the spirit of man goes up and the spirit of the animal goes down to the earth?
The Voice Bible
Who really knows whether the spirits of human beings go up and the spirits of animals go down into the earth?
Living Bible
For who can prove that the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of animals goes downward into dust?
New Catholic Bible
Who knows whether the human spirit goes upward and the spirit of an animal goes downward to the earth?
Legacy Standard Bible
Who knows that the breath of man ascends upward and the breath of the beast descends downward to the earth?
Jubilee Bible 2000
Who knows that the spirit of the sons of men goes upward and that the spirit of the beast goes downward to the earth?
Christian Standard Bible
Who knows if the spirits of the children of Adam go upward and the spirits of animals go downward to the earth?
Amplified Bible © 1954
Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goes downward to the earth?
New Century Version
Who can be sure that the human spirit goes up to God and that the spirit of an animal goes down into the ground?
The Message
Humans and animals come to the same end—humans die, animals die. We all breathe the same air. So there’s really no advantage in being human. None. Everything’s smoke. We all end up in the same place—we all came from dust, we all end up as dust. Nobody knows for sure that the human spirit rises to heaven or that the animal spirit sinks into the earth. So I made up my mind that there’s nothing better for us men and women than to have a good time in whatever we do—that’s our lot. Who knows if there’s anything else to life?
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
Who knows whether the spirit of the man goes upward, and the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth?
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Who knows whether the human spirit goes upward and the spirit of animals goes downward to the earth?
Good News Translation®
How can anyone be sure that the human spirit goes upward while an animal's spirit goes down into the ground?
Wycliffe Bible
Who knoweth, if the spirit of the sons of Adam goeth upward, and if the spirit of beasts goeth downward? (Yet who knoweth, if the spirits of the sons and daughters of Adam go upward to heaven, and if the spirits of the beasts go downward into the ground? I do not know.)
Contemporary English Version
Who really knows if our spirits go up and the spirits of animals go down into the earth?
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down to the earth?
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Who knows whether the human spirit goes upward and the spirit of animals goes downward to the earth?
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Who knows whether the human spirit goes upwards and the spirit of animals goes downwards to the earth?
Common English Bible © 2011
Who knows if a human being’s life-breath rises upward while an animal’s life-breath descends into the earth?
Amplified Bible © 2015
Who knows if the spirit of man ascends upward and the spirit of the animal descends downward to the earth?
English Standard Version Anglicised
Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upwards and the spirit of the beast goes down into the earth?
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Who knows if the life breath of mortals goes upward and the life breath of beasts goes earthward?
New American Standard Bible
Who knows that the spirit of the sons of mankind ascends upward and the spirit of the animal descends downward to the earth?
The Expanded Bible
Who ·can be sure [knows] that the human spirit goes up above and that the spirit of an animal goes down into the ground?
Tree of Life Version
Who knows that the spirit of the sons of man ascends upward and the animal’s spirit descends into the earth?
Revised Standard Version
Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down to the earth?
New International Reader's Version
Who can know whether the spirit of a person goes up? Who can tell whether the spirit of an animal goes down into the earth?”
BRG Bible
Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
Complete Jewish Bible
Who knows if the spirit of a human being goes upward and the spirit of an animal goes downward into the earth?”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Who knows whether the human spirit goes upwards and the spirit of animals goes downwards to the earth?
Orthodox Jewish Bible
Who hath da’as of the ruach bnei haAdam that goeth upward, and the ruach habeheimah that goeth downward to ha’aretz [see 12:7]?
Names of God Bible
Who knows whether a human spirit goes upward or whether an animal spirit goes downward to the earth?
Modern English Version
Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of animals goes down to the earth?
Easy-to-Read Version
Who knows what happens to a person’s spirit? Who knows if a human’s spirit goes up to God while an animal’s spirit goes down into the ground?”
International Children’s Bible
Who can be sure that the spirit of man goes up to God? Or who can be sure that the spirit of an animal goes down into the ground?
Lexham English Bible
For no one knows whether the spirit of a human ascends to heaven and whether the spirit of the beast descends to the ground!
New International Version - UK
Who knows if the human spirit rises upward and if the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth?’