Job 4:21
New Living Translation
21 Their tent-cords are pulled and the tent collapses,
and they die in ignorance.
Job 36:12
New Living Translation
12 But if they refuse to listen to him,
they will cross over the river of death,
dying from lack of understanding.
Luke 16:22-23
New Living Translation
22 “Finally, the poor man died and was carried by the angels to sit beside Abraham at the heavenly banquet.[a] The rich man also died and was buried, 23 and he went to the place of the dead.[b] There, in torment, he saw Abraham in the far distance with Lazarus at his side.
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Job 8:22
New Living Translation
22 Those who hate you will be clothed with shame,
and the home of the wicked will be destroyed.”
James 1:11
New Living Translation
11 The hot sun rises and the grass withers; the little flower droops and falls, and its beauty fades away. In the same way, the rich will fade away with all of their achievements.
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Luke 12:20
New Living Translation
20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get everything you worked for?’
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Isaiah 14:16
New Living Translation
16 Everyone there will stare at you and ask,
‘Can this be the one who shook the earth
and made the kingdoms of the world tremble?
Isaiah 2:22
New Living Translation
22 Don’t put your trust in mere humans.
They are as frail as breath.
What good are they?
Psalm 146:3-4
New Living Translation
3 Don’t put your confidence in powerful people;
there is no help for you there.
4 When they breathe their last, they return to the earth,
and all their plans die with them.
Psalm 49:20
New Living Translation
20 People who boast of their wealth don’t understand;
they will die, just like animals.
Psalm 49:14
New Living Translation
14 Like sheep, they are led to the grave,[a]
where death will be their shepherd.
In the morning the godly will rule over them.
Their bodies will rot in the grave,
far from their grand estates.
Psalm 39:11
New Living Translation
11 When you discipline us for our sins,
you consume like a moth what is precious to us.
Each of us is but a breath. Interlude
Psalm 39:5
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
Job 18:21
New Living Translation
21 They will say, ‘This was the home of a wicked person,
the place of one who rejected God.’”
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