Ecc 3:19 | ESV | STEP | 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 .

‏ Ecclesiastes 3:19

19 ^aFor 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. ^{▼▼The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath” (see note on 1:2)}