Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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.
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Bible References
That which
Ecclesiastes 2:16
For neither the wise nor the fool will be long remembered, since in days to come everything will be forgotten. The wise man dies the same way as the fool, does he not?
Psalm 49:12
But humanity cannot last, despite its conceit; it will pass away just like the animals.
Psalm 92:6
A stupid man doesn't know, and a fool can't comprehend this:
As the
2 Samuel 14:14
After all, even though we all die, and we're all like water being spilled on the ground that cannot be recovered, nevertheless God doesn't take away life, but carries out his plans so as not to cast away permanently from him those who are presently estranged.
Job 14:10
"But when a person dies and wastes away, when a person breathes his last, where will he be?
Psalm 104:29
When you withdraw your favor, they are disappointed; Take away their breath, and they die and return to dust.
For
Ecclesiastes 2:20
So I came to be in despair about everything I had accomplished on earth.
Psalm 39:5
Look, you have made my life span fit in your hand; It is nothing compared to yours. Surely every person at their best is a puff of wind. Interlude
Psalm 89:47
Remember how short my lifetime is! How powerless have you created all human beings!
General references
Ecclesiastes 1:2
"Utterly pointless," says the Teacher. "Absolutely pointless; everything is pointless."
Ecclesiastes 6:11
Because many words lead to pointlessness, how do people benefit from this? 12Who knows what is best for people in this life, every day of their pointless lives that they pass through like a shadow? Who informs people on earth what will come along after them?