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Psalms 49:2
Listen, people, whether you are ordinary or important. Listen, people, whether you are rich or poor.
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Psalms 49:6-10
They trust in their wealth. They brag about how rich they are.No one can pay for the life of anyone else. No one can give God what that would cost.The price for a life is very high. No payment is ever enough.No one can pay enough to live forever and not rot in the grave.Everyone can see that even wise people die. People who are foolish and who have no sense also pass away. All of them leave their wealth to others.
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Job 30:23
I know that you will bring me down to death. That’s what you have appointed for everyone.
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Hebrews 9:27
People have to die once. After that, God will judge them.
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Ecclesiastes 12:7
Remember your Creator before you return to the dust you came from. Remember him before your spirit goes back to God who gave it.
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Ecclesiastes 12:5
Remember your Creator before you become afraid of places that are too high. You will also be terrified because of danger in the streets. Remember your Creator before the almond trees have buds on them. That’s when grasshoppers will drag themselves along. Old people will lose their desire. That’s when people will go to their dark homes in the grave. And those who mourn for the dead will walk around in the streets.
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Luke 16:22-23
“ The time came when the beggar died. The angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.In the place of the dead, the rich man was suffering terribly. He looked up and saw Abraham far away. Lazarus was by his side.
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Ecclesiastes 8:8
No one can stop the wind from blowing. And no one has the power to decide when they will die. No one is let out of the army in times of war. And evil won’t let go of those who practice it.
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Psalms 49:14-20
They are like sheep and will end up in the grave. Death will be their shepherd. But when honest people come to power, a new day will dawn. The bodies of sinners will waste away in the grave. They will end up far away from their princely houses.But God will save me from the place of the dead. He will certainly take me to himself.Don’t get too upset when other people become rich. Don’t be troubled when they become more and more wealthy.They won’t take anything with them when they die. Their riches won’t go down to the grave with them.While they lived, they believed they were blessed. People praised them when things were going well for them.But they will die, like their people of long ago. They will never again see the light of life.People who have riches but don’t understand are like the animals. They die.
