For behold, I will bring in a flood of water upon the earth to destroy all flesh from under heaven, wherein breath of life is, so that all that is in the earth shall perish.

But as for man; when he is dead, perished and consumed away, what becometh of him?

My breath faileth, my days are shortened. I am hard at death's door.

My lips shall talk of no vanity, and my tongue shall speak no deceit,

but hast magnified thyself above the LORD of heaven, so that the vessels of his house were brought before thee: that thou, and thy lords, with thy queen and concubines, might drink wine thereout: and hast praised the Idols of silver and gold, copper and iron, of wood and stone. As for the God in whose hand consisteth thy breath and all thy ways: thou hast not loved him.

He returneth

Thou turnest man to destruction; Again, thou sayest, "Come again, ye children of men."

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, until thou return unto the earth whence thou wast taken: for earth thou art, and unto earth shalt thou return."

Or dust be turned again unto earth from whence it came, and or the spirit return unto God, which gave it.

His thoughts

Whether his children come to worship or no, he cannot tell: And if they be men of low degree, he knoweth not.

My days are past, my thoughts are vanished away, which have vexed my heart,

Fear not, then, any man whose breath is in his nostrils - for what is he?

{Res} The very breath of our mouth, even the anointed LORD himself, shall be taken in our sins; of whom we say, "Under his shadow we shall be preserved among the Heathen."

That we speak of is wisdom among them that are perfect - not the wisdom of this world, neither of the rulers of this world, which goeth to nought -

General references

When an ungodly man dieth, his hope is gone; the confidence of riches shall perish.