Ecclesiastes 12:7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
7 And the dust returns to the earth as it once was,
and the life breath returns to God who gave it.[a](A)
Genesis 3:19
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
19 By the sweat of your brow
you shall eat bread,
Until you return to the ground,
from which you were taken;
For you are dust,
and to dust you shall return.(A)
Ben Sira 17:2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 A limited number of days he gave them,(A)
but granted them authority over everything on earth.
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