ASV: I said in my heart, It is because of the sons of men, that God may prove them, and that they may see that they themselves are but as beasts.
BBE: I said in my heart, It is because of the sons of men, so that God may put them to the test and that they may see themselves as beasts.
DBY: I said in my heart, It is thus with the children of men, that God may prove them, and that they should see that they themselves are but beasts.
KJV: I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.
JPS: I said in my heart: 'It is because of the sons of men, that God may sift them, and that they may see that they themselves are but as beasts.'
WBS: I said in my heart concerning the state of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.
WEB: 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.
YLT: I said in my heart concerning the matter of the sons of man that God might cleanse them, so as to see that they themselves 'are' beasts.
