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 the wise man, like the fool, will not be remembered for very long, because in the days to come, both will already have been forgotten. Alas, the wise man dies -- just like the fool!
Psalm 49:12
but, despite their wealth, people do not last, they are like animals that perish.
Psalm 92:6
The spiritually insensitive do not recognize this; the fool does not understand this.
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2 Samuel 14:14
Certainly we must die, and are like water spilled on the ground that cannot be gathered up again. But God does not take away life; instead he devises ways for the banished to be restored.
Job 14:10
But man dies and is powerless; he expires -- and where is he?
Psalm 104:29
When you ignore them, they panic. When you take away their life's breath, they die and return to dust.
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Ecclesiastes 2:20
So I began to despair about all the fruit of my labor for which I worked so hard on earth.
Psalm 39:5
Look, you make my days short-lived, and my life span is nothing from your perspective. Surely all people, even those who seem secure, are nothing but vapor.
Psalm 89:47
Take note of my brief lifespan! Why do you make all people so mortal?
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Ecclesiastes 1:2
"Futile! Futile!" laments the Teacher, "Absolutely futile! Everything is futile!"
Ecclesiastes 6:11
The more one argues with words, the less he accomplishes. How does that benefit him?