That which has been is now; and that which is to be has already been; and God requires that which is past.

For that which befalls the sons of men befalls beasts; the same thing befalls them: as the one dies, so dies the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man has no advantage over a beast: for all is vanity.

Who knows the spirit of man that goes upward, and the spirit of the beast that goes downward to the earth?

If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, leave not your post; for yielding pacifies great offences.