Psalm 49:12
But man, despite his riches, doesn’t endure. He is like the animals that perish.
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- Ecclesiastes 3:18–20 I said in my heart, “As for the sons of men, God tests them, so that they may see that they themselves are like animals. For that which happens to the sons of men happens to animals. Even one thing happens to them. As the one dies, so the other dies. Yes, they have all one breath; and man has no advantage over the animals, for all is vanity. All go to one place. All are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.
- Psalm 39:5 Behold, you have made my days hand widths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath.” Selah.
- Psalm 49:20 A man who has riches without understanding, is like the animals that perish.