Job 4:21
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21 Their tent cord is plucked up within them,
and they die devoid of wisdom.’(A)
Job 36:12
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12 But if they do not listen, they shall perish by the sword
and die without knowledge.(A)
Luke 16:22-23
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22 The poor man died and was carried away by the angels to be with Abraham.[a] The rich man also died and was buried.(A) 23 In Hades, where he was being tormented, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far away with Lazarus by his side.[b](B)
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Job 8:22
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22 Those who hate you will be clothed with shame,
and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”(A)
James 1:11
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11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the field; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. It is the same way with the rich; in the midst of a busy life, they will wither away.
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Luke 12:20
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20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’(A)
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Isaiah 14:16
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16 Those who see you will stare at you
and ponder over you:
“Is this the man who made the earth tremble,
who shook kingdoms,(A)
Isaiah 2:22
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22 [[Turn away from mortals,
who have only breath in their nostrils,
for of what account are they?]][a](A)
Psalm 146:3-4
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3 Do not put your trust in princes,
in mortals, in whom there is no help.(A)
4 When their breath departs, they return to the earth;
on that very day their plans perish.(B)
Psalm 49:20
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20 Mortals cannot abide in their pomp;
they are like the animals that perish.(A)
Psalm 49:14
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14 Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol;
Death shall be their shepherd;
straight to the grave they descend,[a]
and their form shall waste away;
Sheol shall be their home.[b](A)
Psalm 39:11
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11 “You chastise mortals
in punishment for sin,
consuming like a moth what is dear to them;
surely everyone is a mere breath. Selah(A)
Psalm 39:5
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5 You have made my days a few handbreadths,
and my lifetime is as nothing in your sight.
Surely everyone stands as a mere breath. Selah(A)
Job 18:21
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21 Surely such are the dwellings of the ungodly;
such is the place of those who do not know God.”(A)
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