Job 5:7

But mankind is born headed for trouble, just as sparks soar skyward."

Job 14:1

Human beings born by women are short-lived and full of trouble.

Genesis 3:17-19

He told the man, "Because you have listened to what your wife said, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, "You must not eat from it,' cursed is the ground because of you. You'll eat from it through pain-filled labor for the rest of your life.

Psalm 90:8-9

You have set our iniquities before you, what we have concealed in the light of your presence.

Ecclesiastes 1:8

Everything is wearisome, more than man is able to express. The eye is never satisfied by seeing, nor the ear by hearing.

Ecclesiastes 2:22

For what does a person gain from everything that he accomplishes and from his inner life struggles that he undergoes while working on earth?

Ecclesiastes 5:15-17

Just as he came naked from his mother's womb, he will leave as naked as he came; he will receive no profit from his efforts he cannot carry away even a handful.

1 Corinthians 10:13

No temptation has overtaken you that is unusual for human beings. But God is faithful, and he will not allow you to be tempted beyond your strength. Instead, along with the temptation he will also provide a way out, so that you may be able to endure it.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

Bible References

Man

Job 14:1
Human beings born by women are short-lived and full of trouble.
Genesis 3:17
He told the man, "Because you have listened to what your wife said, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, "You must not eat from it,' cursed is the ground because of you. You'll eat from it through pain-filled labor for the rest of your life.
Psalm 90:8
You have set our iniquities before you, what we have concealed in the light of your presence.
1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has overtaken you that is unusual for human beings. But God is faithful, and he will not allow you to be tempted beyond your strength. Instead, along with the temptation he will also provide a way out, so that you may be able to endure it.

Trouble

Ecclesiastes 1:8
Everything is wearisome, more than man is able to express. The eye is never satisfied by seeing, nor the ear by hearing.
Ecclesiastes 2:22
For what does a person gain from everything that he accomplishes and from his inner life struggles that he undergoes while working on earth?
Ecclesiastes 5:15
Just as he came naked from his mother's womb, he will leave as naked as he came; he will receive no profit from his efforts he cannot carry away even a handful.

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