American Standard Version (ASV):
Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth?
King James Version (KJV):
Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
American Standard Version (ASV):
And moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.
King James Version (KJV):
And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, [that] wickedness [was] there; and the place of righteousness, [that] iniquity [was] there.
American Standard Version (ASV):
I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
King James Version (KJV):
I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for [there is] a time there for every purpose and for every work.
American Standard Version (ASV):
I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor anything taken from it; and God hath done it, that men should fear before him.
King James Version (KJV):
I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth [it], that [men] should fear before him.
American Standard Version (ASV):
That which is hath been long ago; and that which is to be hath long ago been: and God seeketh again that which is passed away.
King James Version (KJV):
That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
American Standard Version (ASV):
I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good so long as they live.
King James Version (KJV):
I know that [there is] no good in them, but for [a man] to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
American Standard Version (ASV):
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.
King James Version (KJV):
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it [is] the gift of God.
American Standard Version (ASV):
I have seen the travail which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.
King James Version (KJV):
I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.
American Standard Version (ASV):
He hath made everything beautiful in its time: also he hath set eternity in their heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that God hath done from the beginning even to the end.
King James Version (KJV):
He hath made every [thing] beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
American Standard Version (ASV):
a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
King James Version (KJV):
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;