Ecclesiastes 3:19

For the fate of the sons of men and the fate of beasts is the same. As one dies so dies the other; indeed, they all have the same breath and there is no advantage for man over beast, for all is vanity.

Psalm 49:12

But man in his pomp will not endure;
He is like the beasts that perish.

2 Samuel 14:14

For we will surely die and are like water spilled on the ground which cannot be gathered up again. Yet God does not take away life, but plans ways so that the banished one will not be cast out from him.

Job 14:10-12

“But man dies and lies prostrate.
Man expires, and where is he?

Psalm 39:5-6

“Behold, You have made my days as handbreadths,
And my lifetime as nothing in Your sight;
Surely every man at his best is a mere breath. Selah.

Psalm 49:20

Man in his pomp, yet without understanding,
Is like the beasts that perish.

Psalm 89:47-48

Remember what my span of life is;
For what vanity You have created all the sons of men!

Psalm 92:6-7

A senseless man has no knowledge,
Nor does a stupid man understand this:

Psalm 104:29

You hide Your face, they are dismayed;
You take away their spirit, they expire
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 one fate befalls them both.

Ecclesiastes 2:16

For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise man as with the fool, inasmuch as in the coming days all will be forgotten. And how the wise man and the fool alike die!

Ecclesiastes 2:20-23

Therefore I completely despaired of all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun.

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Summary

For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.

General references

Bible References

That which

Ecclesiastes 2:16
For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise man as with the fool, inasmuch as in the coming days all will be forgotten. And how the wise man and the fool alike die!
Psalm 49:12
But man in his pomp will not endure;
He is like the beasts that perish.
Psalm 92:6
A senseless man has no knowledge,
Nor does a stupid man understand this:

As the

2 Samuel 14:14
For we will surely die and are like water spilled on the ground which cannot be gathered up again. Yet God does not take away life, but plans ways so that the banished one will not be cast out from him.
Job 14:10
“But man dies and lies prostrate.
Man expires, and where is he?
Psalm 104:29
You hide Your face, they are dismayed;
You take away their spirit, they expire
And return to their dust.

For

Ecclesiastes 2:20
Therefore I completely despaired of all the fruit of my labor for which I had labored under the sun.
Psalm 39:5
“Behold, You have made my days as handbreadths,
And my lifetime as nothing in Your sight;
Surely every man at his best is a mere breath. Selah.
Psalm 89:47
Remember what my span of life is;
For what vanity You have created all the sons of men!

General references

Ecclesiastes 1:2
Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher,
Vanity of vanities! All is vanity.”
Ecclesiastes 6:11
For there are many words which increase futility. What then is the advantage to a man?

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