...spirit, ruach] — so that a man hath no PREEMINENCE above a beast ? All go unto one place." Now, if " the spirit of man " goes upward, and " the spirit of the beast " goes " downward," how can it be said that " as the one dieth so dieth the other ? " How can it be affirmed that " a man...

...modern commentators. The unnatural construction of Rashi, " He who has understanding understands that the spirit of man goes upward, and the spirit of the beast goes downward," referring to n* s^* '9 in Joel, ii. 14, for this sense of fff '>?, which is followed by Mendelssohn...

...beast : for all is vanity. All go to the same place ; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again. Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward, and the spirit of the beasts goes downward to the earth ? ' And thus he was again forced to the conclusion, ' Wherefore I...

...one place ; all are of the dust, and all return to the dust: who knows whether the spirit of the sons of man goes upward, and the spirit of the beast goes downward to the earth?"" or when he surmises, "The dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns...

...is but an illusion. All go to the same place; all sprang from the dust, and will return to the dust. Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down to the earth ? So I perceived that there is nothing better for man than to nnd pleasure in his...

...illusion. ""All go to the same place; all sprang from the dust, and will return to the dust. 21Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down to the earth? KSo I perceived that there is nothing better for man than to find pleasure in his...

...received opinion when he says, "A living dog is better than a dead lion" [Eccl. 9:4]. And another passage: "Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes downward?" [Eccl. 3:21 p.] For in every age this 8 Horace, Epistles I. xvi. 79 (LCL edition, pp. 356 f.). brute...

...beasts; for all is vanity. 20 All go to one place; all are from the dust, and all turn to dust again. 21 Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down to the earth? 22 So I saw that there is nothing better than that a man should enjoy his work,...

..."all go to one place; all are from the dust, and all turn to the dust again", and then he exclaims, "Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down to the earth" (3i9-2i). Death has accordingly a finality for Koheleth which we do not find elsewhere...

...immortal soul, but the life-force sent by God (104: 29; cf. Gen. 2: 7 with 6: 3; Job 33: 4 with 34: 14f.). Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down to the earth? (Eccles.3:21;cf.3:19;12:7) Does this sceptical question of the Preacher remain within...