Ecclesiastes 3:19
For the fates of both men and beasts are the same: As one dies, so dies the other — they all have the same breath. Man has no advantage over the animals, since everything is futile.
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Cross references
- Psalm 49:12 But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.
- Psalm 49:20 A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.
- Job 14:10–12 But a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last, and where is he? As water disappears from the sea and a river becomes parched and dry, so a man lies down and does not rise. Until the heavens are no more, he will not be awakened or roused from sleep.