Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
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Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Qui sait si le souffle des fils de l'homme monte en haut, et si le souffle de la bête descend en bas dans la terre?
KJV
Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
Salonius
Mystical Exposition on Ecclesiastes
ws if the spirit of the children of Adam goes upward, and the spirit of the animals goes downward?" (Ecclesiastes 3:21). This indicates that the only difference between humans and animals is that the human spirit ascends to heaven, while the spirit of an animal or livestock desce…
Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 178 (Migne)
Quis novit spiritus filiorum Adam, si ascendat sursum, et si spiritus jumentorum descendat deorsum? (Eccles. III, 21) hoc est qui sint praedestinati ad vitam, qui deputati ad mortem de sapientissimis et idiotis. Haec de Macrobio collecta sufficiant. Si quis autem me quasi impor…
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