For it happeneth unto men as it doth unto beasts, and as the one dieth, so dieth the other. Yea, they have both one manner of breath, so that - in this - a man hath no preeminence above a beast, but all are subdued unto vanity.

Neither is there any man that hath power over the spirit, to keep still the spirit, nor to have any power in the time of death: it is not he also that can make an end of the battle, neither may ungodliness deliver him that meddleth withall.

For they that be living, know that they shall die: but they that be dead, know nothing, neither deserve they anymore. For their memorial is forgotten,

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

And as it is appointed unto men that they shall once die, and then cometh the judgment,

Shall

But God shall deliver my soul from the power of hell, when he receiveth me. Selah.

because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt suffer thine holy to see corruption.

For we know that he which raised up the Lord Jesus, shall raise up us, also, by the means of Jesus, and shall set us with you;

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Wilt thou not be intreated, LORD, for all this? Wilt thou hold thy peace, and scourge us so sore?