Ecclesiastes 3:19
For the [earthly] fate of the sons of men and the fate of animals is the same. As one dies, so dies the other; indeed, they all have the same breath and there is no preeminence or advantage for man [in and of himself] over an animal, for all is vanity.
Psalm 49:12
But man, with all his [self] honor and pomp, will not endure;
He is like the beasts that perish.
2 Samuel 14:14
For we will certainly die and are like water that is spilled on the ground and cannot be gathered up again. Yet God does not [simply] take away life, but devises plans so that the one who is banished is not driven away from Him.
Job 14:10-12
“But [the brave, strong] man must die and lie face down;
Man breathes his last, and where is he?
Psalm 39:5-6
“Behold, You have made my days as [short as] hand widths,
And my lifetime is as nothing in Your sight.
Surely every man at his best is a mere breath [a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes]!
Psalm 49:20
A man [who is held] in honor,
Yet who lacks [spiritual] understanding and a teachable heart, is like the beasts that perish.
Psalm 89:47-48
Remember how fleeting my lifetime is;
For what vanity, [for what emptiness, for what futility, for what wisp of smoke] You have created all the sons of men!
Psalm 92:6-7
A senseless man [in his crude and uncultivated state] knows nothing,
Nor does a [self-righteous] fool understand this:
Psalm 104:29
You hide Your face, they are dismayed;
You take away their breath, they die
And return to their dust.
Ecclesiastes 2:14
The wise man’s eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness; and yet I know that [in the end] one fate happens to them both.
Ecclesiastes 2:16
For there is no [more] lasting remembrance of the wise man than of the fool, since in the days to come all will be long forgotten. And how does the wise man die? Even as the fool!
Ecclesiastes 2:20-23
So I turned aside and let my heart despair over all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun.
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But man, with all his [self] honor and pomp, will not endure;
He is like the beasts that perish.
A senseless man [in his crude and uncultivated state] knows nothing,
Nor does a [self-righteous] fool understand this:
As the
“But [the brave, strong] man must die and lie face down;
Man breathes his last, and where is he?
You hide Your face, they are dismayed;
You take away their breath, they die
And return to their dust.
For
“Behold, You have made my days as [short as] hand widths,
And my lifetime is as nothing in Your sight.
Surely every man at his best is a mere breath [a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes]!
Remember how fleeting my lifetime is;
For what vanity, [for what emptiness, for what futility, for what wisp of smoke] You have created all the sons of men!
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“Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher.
“Vanity of vanities! All [that is done without God’s guidance] is vanity [futile, meaningless—a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes, merely chasing the wind].”