Job 4:21
Is not their excess wealth taken away from them? They die, yet without attaining wisdom.
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- Job 36:12 : 12 But if they refuse to listen, they pass over the river of death, and expire without knowledge.
- Job 8:22 : 22 Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”
- Luke 16:22-23 : 22 “Now the poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 And in Hades, as he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far off with Lazarus at his side.
- Jas 1:11 : 11 For the sun rises with its heat and dries up the meadow; the petal of the flower falls off and its beauty is lost forever. So also the rich person in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.
- Job 18:21 : 21 ‘Surely such is the residence of an evil man; and this is the place of one who has not known God.’”
- Ps 39:5 : 5 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.(Selah)
- Ps 39:11 : 11 You severely discipline people for their sins; like a moth you slowly devour their strength. Surely all people are a mere vapor.(Selah)
- Ps 49:14 : 14 They will travel to Sheol like sheep, with death as their shepherd. The godly will rule over them when the day of vindication dawns; Sheol will consume their bodies and they will no longer live in impressive houses.
- Ps 49:20 : 20 Wealthy people do not understand; they are like animals that perish.
- Ps 146:3-4 : 3 Do not trust in princes, or in human beings, who cannot deliver! 4 Their life’s breath departs, they return to the ground; on that day their plans die.
- Isa 2:22 : 22 Stop trusting in human beings, whose life’s breath is in their nostrils. For why should they be given special consideration?
- Isa 14:16 : 16 Those who see you stare at you, they look at you carefully, thinking:“Is this the man who shook the earth, the one who made kingdoms tremble?
- Luke 12:20 : 20 But God said to him,‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back from you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’
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19how much more to those who live in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth?
20They are destroyed between morning and evening; they perish forever without anyone regarding it.
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13They live out their years in prosperity and go down to the grave in peace.
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4For they suffer no pain; their bodies are strong and well-fed.
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20In a moment they die, in the middle of the night, people are shaken and they pass away. The mighty are removed effortlessly.
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17When they are scorched, they dry up, when it is hot, they vanish from their place.
18Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go into the wasteland and perish.
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12but, despite their wealth, people do not last, they are like animals that perish.
- Job 21:21-233 verses73%
21For what is his interest in his home after his death, when the number of his months has been broken off?
22Can anyone teach God knowledge, since he judges those that are on high?
23Death Levels Everything“One man dies in his full vigor, completely secure and prosperous,
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10Surely one sees that even wise people die; fools and spiritually insensitive people all pass away and leave their wealth to others.
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24They are exalted for a little while, and then they are gone, they are brought low like all others, and gathered in, and like a head of grain they are cut off.’
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2“Without a doubt you are the people, and wisdom will die with you.
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14They die in their youth, and their life ends among the male cultic prostitutes.
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7The Wicked Prosper“Why do the wicked go on living, grow old, even increase in power?
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20God Alone Has Wisdom“But wisdom– where does it come from? Where is the place of understanding?
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10But man dies and is powerless; he expires– and where is he?
11As water disappears from the sea, or a river drains away and dries up,
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16But their prosperity is not their own doing. The counsel of the wicked is far from me!
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2He grows up like a flower and then withers away; he flees like a shadow, and does not remain.
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16For the wise man, like the fool, will not be remembered for very long, because in the days to come, both will already have been forgotten. Alas, the wise man dies– just like the fool!
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16but when the hot wind blows by, it disappears, and one can no longer even spot the place where it once grew.
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21If his sons are honored, he does not know it; if they are brought low, he does not see it.
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12No Price Can Buy Wisdom“But wisdom– where can it be found? Where is the place of understanding?
13Mankind does not know its place; it cannot be found in the land of the living.
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12While they are still beginning to flower and not ripe for cutting, they can wither away faster than any grass!
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18How often are they like straw before the wind, and like chaff swept away by a whirlwind?
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23He will die because there was no discipline; because of the greatness of his folly he will reel.
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9It is not the aged who are wise, nor old men who understand what is right.
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6in the morning it glistens and sprouts up; at evening time it withers and dries up.
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4Their life’s breath departs, they return to the ground; on that day their plans die.
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7he will perish forever, like his own excrement; those who used to see him will say,‘Where is he?’
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14They will travel to Sheol like sheep, with death as their shepherd. The godly will rule over them when the day of vindication dawns; Sheol will consume their bodies and they will no longer live in impressive houses.
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19How desolate they become in a mere moment! Terrifying judgments make their demise complete!
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22But God drags off the mighty by his power; when God rises up against him, he has no faith in his life.
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1The Apparent Indifference of God“Why are times not appointed by the Almighty? Why do those who know him not see his days?
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1The godly perish, but no one cares. Honest people disappear, when no one minds that the godly disappear because of evil.
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5For the living know that they will die, but the dead do not know anything; they have no further reward– and even the memory of them disappears.
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18They are worthless, objects to be ridiculed. When the time comes to punish them, they will be destroyed.
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4People are like a vapor, their days like a shadow that disappears.
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21to those who wait for death that does not come, and search for it more than for hidden treasures,
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24The Contrast With the Past“Surely one does not stretch out his hand against a broken man when he cries for help in his distress.
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20He deprives the trusted advisers of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.
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11For the sun rises with its heat and dries up the meadow; the petal of the flower falls off and its beauty is lost forever. So also the rich person in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.
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26Together they lie down in the dust, and worms cover over them both.
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20Wealthy people do not understand; they are like animals that perish.
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22He draws near to the place of corruption, and his life to the messengers of death.
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11My days have passed, my plans are shattered, even the desires of my heart.