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For no one knows what is best for a person during his life -- during the few days of his fleeting life -- for they pass away like a shadow. Nor can anyone tell him what the future will hold for him on earth. Verse ConceptsPhysical LifeTravailWithheld KnowledgeUnknown FutureUnder The SunBeing Happy And Enjoying LifeEnjoying Lifeuncertainty

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. Verse ConceptsImperfection, Influence OfLast ThingsUniversality Of DeathMediatorMortalityHow Death Is InevitableReinstating Peopleextraterrestrials

My dwelling place is removed and taken away from me like a shepherd's tent. I rolled up my life like a weaver rolls cloth; from the loom he cuts me off. You turn day into night and end my life. Verse ConceptsCraftsmenLife, HumanPhysical LifeSpinning And WeavingPeople EndedLife Cut ShortLife Being Temporary

Indeed Sheol does not give you thanks; death does not praise you. Those who descend into the pit do not anticipate your faithfulness. Verse ConceptsGrave, TheHope, Nature OfHope, Results Of Its AbsenceSheolNot Praising GodState Of The DeadDeath Of Loved OneCelebrationLoss Of A Loved One

Jacob said to Pharaoh, "All the years of my travels are 130. All the years of my life have been few and painful; the years of my travels are not as long as those of my ancestors." Verse ConceptsAge, Span Of LifePhysical LifePilgrimagePilgrims, Examples OfFamily Problems


They are like a dream after one wakes up. O Lord, when you awake you will despise them. Verse ConceptsSleep, SpiritualLike A Dreamawakeningimage

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. Verse ConceptsPhysical LifeWeights And Measures, LinearVanityMan A Mere BreathPsalm InterjectionsPerspective

Yes, throughout all our days we experience your raging fury; the years of our lives pass quickly, like a sigh. Verse ConceptsSighingPhysical LifePassing AwayPeople EndedDeathFinishing Strong


You bring their lives to an end and they "fall asleep." In the morning they are like the grass that sprouts up; Verse ConceptsGrassPunishment, Nature OfGod KillingGod KillsNatural DisastersRenewal

They glide by like reed boats, like an eagle that swoops down on its prey. Verse ConceptsHuntingEaglesPapyrusShipsBoats

"My days are swifter than a runner, they speed by without seeing happiness. Verse ConceptsLife, HumanPhysical LifeLife, Brevity OfFast RunnersNothing GoodLife Cut Short

They glide by like reed boats, like an eagle that swoops down on its prey. Verse ConceptsHuntingEaglesPapyrusShipsBoats

He grows up like a flower and then withers away; he flees like a shadow, and does not remain. Verse ConceptsFlowersdrynessLife, HumanPhysical LifeShadowsLife, Brevity OfTime Passing


Remember that my life is but a breath, that my eyes will never again see happiness. Verse ConceptsMan A Mere Breathbreath

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