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I said in my heart, "As for the sons of men, God tests them, so that they may see that they themselves are like animals.
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A Divine Lesson in Humility
Commentators agree that this verse describes a divine lesson in humility. God allows people to see their shared mortality with animals to prove a point: without God, we are limited and frail. This shared fate is meant to humble humanity and reveal our dependence on a higher power for ultimate justice and meaning.
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Ecclesiastes
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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