New International Version
Surely the fate of human beings is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath; humans have no advantage over animals. Everything is meaningless.

New Living Translation
For people and animals share the same fate--both breathe and both must die. So people have no real advantage over the animals. How meaningless!

English Standard Version
For what happens to the children of man and what happens to the beasts is the same; as one dies, so dies the other. They all have the same breath, and man has no advantage over the beasts, for all is vanity.

Berean Study Bible
For the fates of both men and beasts are the same: As one dies, so dies the other—they all have the same breath. Man has no advantage over the animals, since everything is futile.

New American Standard Bible
For the fate of the sons of men and the fate of beasts is the same. As one dies so dies the other; indeed, they all have the same breath and there is no advantage for man over beast, for all is vanity.

King James Bible
For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For the fate of people and the fate of animals is the same. As one dies, so dies the other; they all have the same breath. People have no advantage over animals since everything is futile.

International Standard Version
For what happens to people also happens to animals—a single event happens to them: just as someone dies, so does the other. In fact, they all breathe the same way, so that a human being has no superiority over an animal. All of this is pointless.

NET Bible
For the fate of humans and the fate of animals are the same: As one dies, so dies the other; both have the same breath. There is no advantage for humans over animals, for both are fleeting.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Humans and animals have the same destiny. One dies just like the other. All of them have the same breath [of life]. Humans have no advantage over animals. All [of life] is pointless.

Jubilee Bible 2000
For that which befalls the sons of men befalls beasts; even one thing befalls them: as the one dies, so dies the other; and they all have one breath; so that a man has no more breath than a beast: for all is vanity.

King James 2000 Bible
For that which befalls the sons of men befalls beasts; the same thing befalls them: as the one dies, so dies the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man has no advantage over a beast: for all is vanity.

American King James Version
For that which befalls the sons of men befalls beasts; even one thing befalls them: as the one dies, so dies the other; yes, they have all one breath; so that a man has no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.

American Standard Version
For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; and man hath no preeminence above the beasts: for all is vanity.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Therefore the death of man, and of beasts is one, and the condition of them both is equal: as man dieth, so they also die: all things breathe alike, and man hath nothing more than beast: all things are subject to vanity.

Darby Bible Translation
For what befalleth the children of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other, and they have all one breath; and man hath no pre-eminence above the beast: for all is vanity.

English Revised Version
For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; and man hath no preeminence above the beasts: for all is vanity.

Webster's Bible Translation
For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yes, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no pre-eminence above a beast: for all is vanity.

World English Bible
For that which happens to the sons of men happens to animals. Even one thing happens to them. As the one dies, so the other dies. Yes, they have all one breath; and man has no advantage over the animals: for all is vanity.

Young's Literal Translation
For an event is to the sons of man, and an event is to the beasts, even one event is to them; as the death of this, so is the death of that; and one spirit is to all, and the advantage of man above the beast is nothing, for the whole is vanity.

Prediker 3:19 Afrikaans PWL
want dieselfde ongeluk wat die seuns van die mens tref, tref ook die wilde diere, dieselfde ongeluk tref hulle: soos die een sterf, so sterf die ander; ja, hulle het almal een asem sodat die mens geen voorkeur het bo die wilde diere nie, want alles is waardeloos.

Predikuesi 3:19 Albanian
Në fakt të gjitha ato që u ndodhin bijve të njerëzve u ndodhin kafshëve; të dy palëve u ndodh e njëjta gjë. Ashtu si vdes njeri, kështu vdes tjetri. Po, të gjithë kanë po atë frymë; dhe njeriu nuk ka asnjë epërsi mbi kafshën, sepse gjithçka është kotësi.

ﺍﻟﺠﺎﻣﻌﺔ 3:19 Arabic: Smith & Van Dyke
لان ما يحدث لبني البشر يحدث للبهيمة وحادثة واحدة لهم. موت هذا كموت ذاك ونسمة واحدة للكل فليس للانسان مزية على البهيمة لان كليهما باطل.

Dyr Prödiger 3:19 Bavarian
Denn dös gleiche Gschick trifft Mensch wie Tier; dyr Ain stirbt wie dös Ander. Baide künnend grad schnaufen; daa ist dyr Mensch nit bösser dran wie s Vich. Also, was sollt dös?

Еклесиаст 3:19 Bulgarian
Защото каквото постига човешките чада Постига и животните: една участ имат; Както умира единият, така умира и другото; Да! един дух имат всичките; И човек не превъзхожда в нищо животното, Защото всичко е суета.

現代標點和合本 (CUVMP Traditional)
因為世人遭遇的，獸也遭遇，所遭遇的都是一樣。這個怎樣死，那個也怎樣死，氣息都是一樣。人不能強於獸，都是虛空。

现代标点和合本 (CUVMP Simplified)
因为世人遭遇的，兽也遭遇，所遭遇的都是一样。这个怎样死，那个也怎样死，气息都是一样。人不能强于兽，都是虚空。

傳 道 書 3:19 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
因 為 世 人 遭 遇 的 ， 獸 也 遭 遇 ， 所 遭 遇 的 都 是 一 樣 ： 這 個 怎 樣 死 ， 那 個 也 怎 樣 死 ， 氣 息 都 是 一 樣 。 人 不 能 強 於 獸 ， 都 是 虛 空 。

傳 道 書 3:19 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
因 为 世 人 遭 遇 的 ， 兽 也 遭 遇 ， 所 遭 遇 的 都 是 一 样 ： 这 个 怎 样 死 ， 那 个 也 怎 样 死 ， 气 息 都 是 一 样 。 人 不 能 强 於 兽 ， 都 是 虚 空 。

Ecclesiastes 3:19 Croatian Bible
Jer zaista, kob ljudi i zvijeri jedna je te ista. Kako ginu oni, tako ginu i one; i dišu jednakim dahom, i čovjek ničim ne nadmašuje zvijer, jer sve je ispraznost.

Kazatel 3:19 Czech BKR
Případnost synů lidských a případnost hovad jest případnost jednostejná. Jakož umírá ono, tak umírá i on, a dýchání jednostejné všickni mají, aniž co napřed má člověk před hovadem; nebo všecko jest marnost.

Prædikeren 3:19 Danish
Thi Menneskers og Dyrs Skæbne er ens; som den ene dør, dør den anden, og en og samme Aand har de alle; Mennesket har intet forud for Dyrene, thi alt er Tomhed.

Prediker 3:19 Dutch Staten Vertaling
Want wat den kinderen der mensen wedervaart, dat wedervaart ook den beesten; en enerlei wedervaart hun beiden; gelijk die sterft, alzo sterft deze, en zij allen hebben enerlei adem, en de uitnemendheid der mensen boven de beesten is geen; want allen zijn zij ijdelheid.