This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
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Verse 3 is found in chapter 9 of Ecclesiastes. The common destiny of the righteous and wicked in death leads Qohelet to a realistic description of life under the sun. While a person lives there is hope, but the dead no longer participate in the activities of this world. The passage does not develop a complete doctrine of the afterlife; it focuses on what can be observed from an earthly perspective and uses death to emphasize the urgency of living while opportunity remains.
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Das ist ein böses Ding unter allem, was unter der Sonne geschieht, daß es einem geht wie dem andern; daher auch das Herz der Menschen voll Arges wird, und Torheit ist in ihrem Herzen, dieweil sie leben; darnach müssen sie sterben.
Este mal hay entre todo lo que se hace debajo del sol, que todos tengan un mismo suceso, y también que el corazón de los hijos de los hombres esté lleno de mal, y de enloquecimiento en su corazón durante su vida: y después, a los muertos.
Ceci est un mal parmi tout ce qui se fait sous le soleil, c'est qu'il y a pour tous un même sort; aussi le coeur des fils de l'homme est-il plein de méchanceté, et la folie est dans leur coeur pendant leur vie; après quoi, ils vont chez les morts. Car, qui est excepté?
Quest’è una cosa molesta, fra tutte quelle che si fanno sotto il sole, che un medesimo avvenimento avviene a tutti; ed anche, che mentre i figliuoli degli uomini sono in vita, il cuor loro è pien di male, ed hanno delle follie al cuore; e dopo ciò, vanno a’ morti
Este é o mal que há entre tudo quanto se faz debaixo do sol; a todos sucede o mesmo; e que também o coração dos filhos dos homens está cheio de maldade, e que há desvarios no seu coração enquanto vivem, e depois se vão aos mortos.
在日光之下發生的一切事中有一件禍患,就是眾人的際遇都一樣,並且世人的心充滿了惡;活著的時候心裏狂妄,後來就歸死人那裏去了。
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