Psalm 49:10
For he sees that even wise men die;
The fool and the stupid alike perish
And leave their wealth to others.
Psalm 39:6
“Surely every man walks around like a shadow [in a charade];
Surely they make an uproar for nothing;
Each one builds up riches, not knowing who will receive them.
Psalm 94:8
Consider thoughtfully, you senseless (stupid ones) among the people;
And you [dull-minded] fools, when will you become wise and understand?
Psalm 73:22
Then I was senseless and ignorant;
I was like a beast before You.
Proverbs 30:2
Surely
And I do not have the understanding of a man [for I do not know what I do not know].
Luke 12:20
Psalm 17:14
From men with Your hand, O Lord,
From men of the world [these moths of the night] whose portion [of enjoyment] is in this life—idle and vain,
And whose belly You fill with Your treasure;
They are satisfied with children,
And they leave what they have left [of wealth] to their children.
Psalm 49:17
For when he dies he will carry nothing away;
His glory will not descend after him.
Psalm 92:6-7
A senseless man [in his crude and uncultivated state] knows nothing,
Nor does a [self-righteous] fool understand this:
Proverbs 11:4
Riches will not provide security in the day of wrath and judgment,
But righteousness rescues from death.
Proverbs 12:1
But he who hates reproof and correction is stupid.
Ecclesiastes 2:16-21
For there is no [more] lasting remembrance of the wise man than of the fool, since in the days to come all will be long forgotten. And how does the wise man die? Even as the fool!
Ecclesiastes 2:26
For to the person who pleases Him God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner He gives the work of gathering and collecting so that he may give to one who pleases God. This too is vanity and chasing after the wind.
Ecclesiastes 5:13-16
There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: riches being kept and hoarded by their owner to his own misery.
Ecclesiastes 9:1-2
For I have taken all this to heart, exploring and examining it all, how the righteous (those in right standing with God) and the wise and their deeds are in the hands of God. No man knows whether it will be love or hatred; anything awaits him.
Jeremiah 10:8
But they are altogether irrational and stupid and foolish
In their discipline of delusion—their idol is [only] wood [it is ridiculous, empty and worthless]!
Jeremiah 17:11
“Like the partridge that hatches eggs which she has not laid,
So is he who makes a fortune in ways that are unjust.
It will be lost to him before his days are over,
And in the end he will be [nothing but] a fool.”
Romans 5:12-14
Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, so death spread to all people [no one being able to stop it or escape its power], because they all sinned.
1 Timothy 6:6-10
But godliness actually is a source of great gain when accompanied by contentment [that contentment which comes from a sense of inner confidence based on the sufficiency of God].
Hebrews 9:27
And just as it is appointed and destined for all men to die once and after this [comes certain] judgment,
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For when he dies he will carry nothing away;
His glory will not descend after him.
From men with Your hand, O Lord,
From men of the world [these moths of the night] whose portion [of enjoyment] is in this life—idle and vain,
And whose belly You fill with Your treasure;
They are satisfied with children,
And they leave what they have left [of wealth] to their children.
“Surely every man walks around like a shadow [in a charade];
Surely they make an uproar for nothing;
Each one builds up riches, not knowing who will receive them.
Riches will not provide security in the day of wrath and judgment,
But righteousness rescues from death.
“Like the partridge that hatches eggs which she has not laid,
So is he who makes a fortune in ways that are unjust.
It will be lost to him before his days are over,
And in the end he will be [nothing but] a fool.”
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The Lord knows the thoughts of man,
That they are a mere breath (vain, empty, futile).