Quotation do Koheleta 3:18
אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי אֲנִי֙ בְּלִבִּ֔י עַל־דִּבְרַת֙ בְּנֵ֣י הָאָדָ֔ם לְבָרָ֖ם הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְלִרְא֕וֹת שְׁהֶם־בְּהֵמָ֥ה הֵ֖מָּה לָהֶֽם׃
Rzekłem sam do siebie: Gwoli synom ludzkim to bywa, aby ich Bóg doświadczył i aby poznali, że tylko do bydła są podobni.
Footnotes to Kohelet by Bruce Heitler
The Hebrew word behema refers to domesticated animals which serve man, not to wild beasts which would use the word chaya. The service of these beasts of nourishment and burden is an example for mankind, not an image of being dangerous to each other.
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