Psalm 73:4
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4 For they have no pain;
their bodies are sound and sleek.
Luke 16:22
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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)
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- 16.22 Gk to Abraham’s bosom
Ecclesiastes 7:15
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The Riddles of Life
15 In my vain life I have seen everything; there are righteous people who perish in their righteousness, and there are wicked people who prolong their life in their evildoing.(A)
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Ecclesiastes 2:16
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16 For there is no enduring remembrance of the wise or of fools, seeing that in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. How can the wise die just like fools?
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Psalm 17:14
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14 from mortals—by your hand, O Lord—
from mortals whose portion in life is in this world.
May their bellies be filled with what you have stored up for them;
may their children have more than enough;
may they leave something over to their little ones.(A)
Psalm 17:10
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10 They close their hearts to pity;
with their mouths they speak arrogantly.(A)
Job 24:20
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20 The womb forgets them;
the worm finds them sweet;
they are no longer remembered,
so wickedness is broken like a tree.(A)
Job 21:23-24
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23 One dies in full prosperity,
being wholly at ease and secure,
24 his loins full of milk
and the marrow of his bones moist.
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