3:18a I said to myself, “As for the sons of men,

I realized something about people.
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I also thought about humans and understood something.
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When I saw ⌊what⌋ people ⌊do to each other⌋ I told myself,
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I also thought to myself, “Regarding what happens to human beings, (FBV)

3:18b God tests them so that they may see for themselves that they are but beasts.”

God is testing us. He wants us to see that ⌊in one way⌋ we are similar to animals.
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God wants people to know that they are like animals. That is why he tests us. (EEB)

3:18a-b (combined)

I decided that God is testing us, to show us that we are no better than animals. (Good News Translation)
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I thought about what people do to each other. And I said to myself, “God wants people to see that they are like animals. (English Easy-to-Read Version)

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