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Psalm 49:20
English Standard Version
Psalm 49:20
English Standard Version
20 (A)Man in his pomp yet without understanding is like the beasts that perish.
Psalm 49:20
New International Version
Psalm 49:20
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 3:19
English Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 3:19
English Standard Version
19 (A)For what happens to the children of man and what happens to the beasts is the same; as one dies, so dies the other. They all have the same breath, and man has no advantage over the beasts, for all is vanity.[a]
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- Ecclesiastes 3:19 The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath” (see note on 1:2)
Ecclesiastes 3:19
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 3:19
New International Version
19 Surely the fate of human beings(A) is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath[a]; humans have no advantage over animals. Everything is meaningless.
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- Ecclesiastes 3:19 Or spirit
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