Ecclesiastes 6:12
New Living Translation
12 In the few days of our meaningless lives, who knows how our days can best be spent? Our lives are like a shadow. Who can tell what will happen on this earth after we are gone?
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James 4:14
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14 How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone.
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Job 14:2
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2 We blossom like a flower and then wither.
Like a passing shadow, we quickly disappear.
Lamentations 3:24-27
New Living Translation
24 I say to myself, “The Lord is my inheritance;
therefore, I will hope in him!”
25 The Lord is good to those who depend on him,
to those who search for him.
26 So it is good to wait quietly
for salvation from the Lord.
27 And it is good for people to submit at an early age
to the yoke of his discipline:
Ecclesiastes 3:22
New Living Translation
22 So I saw that there is nothing better for people than to be happy in their work. That is our lot in life. And no one can bring us back to see what happens after we die.
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Psalm 144:4
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4 For they are like a breath of air;
their days are like a passing shadow.
Psalm 39:5-6
New Living Translation
5 You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand.
My entire lifetime is just a moment to you;
at best, each of us is but a breath.” Interlude
6 We are merely moving shadows,
and all our busy rushing ends in nothing.
We heap up wealth,
not knowing who will spend it.
Ecclesiastes 8:13
New Living Translation
13 The wicked will not prosper, for they do not fear God. Their days will never grow long like the evening shadows.
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Ecclesiastes 8:7
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7 Indeed, how can people avoid what they don’t know is going to happen?
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Job 14:21
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21 They never know if their children grow up in honor
or sink to insignificance.
Job 8:9
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9 For we were born but yesterday and know nothing.
Our days on earth are as fleeting as a shadow.
1 Chronicles 29:15
New Living Translation
15 We are here for only a moment, visitors and strangers in the land as our ancestors were before us. Our days on earth are like a passing shadow, gone so soon without a trace.
Ecclesiastes 12:13
New Living Translation
13 That’s the whole story. Here now is my final conclusion: Fear God and obey his commands, for this is everyone’s duty.
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Ecclesiastes 9:6
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6 Whatever they did in their lifetime—loving, hating, envying—is all long gone. They no longer play a part in anything here on earth.
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Ecclesiastes 2:3
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3 After much thought, I decided to cheer myself with wine. And while still seeking wisdom, I clutched at foolishness. In this way, I tried to experience the only happiness most people find during their brief life in this world.
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Psalm 109:23
New Living Translation
23 I am fading like a shadow at dusk;
I am brushed off like a locust.
Psalm 102:11
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11 My life passes as swiftly as the evening shadows.
I am withering away like grass.
Psalm 90:10-12
New Living Translation
10 Seventy years are given to us!
Some even live to eighty.
But even the best years are filled with pain and trouble;
soon they disappear, and we fly away.
11 Who can comprehend the power of your anger?
Your wrath is as awesome as the fear you deserve.
12 Teach us to realize the brevity of life,
so that we may grow in wisdom.
Psalm 89:47
New Living Translation
47 Remember how short my life is,
how empty and futile this human existence!
Psalm 47:4
New Living Translation
4 He chose the Promised Land as our inheritance,
the proud possession of Jacob’s descendants, whom he loves. Interlude
Psalm 17:15
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15 Because I am righteous, I will see you.
When I awake, I will see you face to face and be satisfied.
Psalm 16:5
New Living Translation
5 Lord, you alone are my inheritance, my cup of blessing.
You guard all that is mine.
Psalm 4:6
New Living Translation
6 Many people say, “Who will show us better times?”
Let your face smile on us, Lord.
Micah 6:8
New Living Translation
8 No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good,
and this is what he requires of you:
to do what is right, to love mercy,
and to walk humbly with your God.
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