20 All are going to the same place; all come from dust, and all return to dust.(A) 21 Who knows if the spirit of people rises upward and the spirit of animals goes downward to the earth? 22 I have seen that there is nothing better than for a person to enjoy his activities(B) because that is his reward. For who can enable him to see what will happen after he dies?[a](C)

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  1. Ecclesiastes 3:22 Lit after him

20 All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return.(A) 21 Who knows if the human spirit rises upward(B) and if the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth?”

22 So I saw that there is nothing better for a person than to enjoy their work,(C) because that is their lot.(D) For who can bring them to see what will happen after them?

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