Ecclesiastes 3:19-20
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
19 For the lot of mortals and the lot of beasts is the same lot: The one dies as well as the other. Both have the same life breath. Human beings have no advantage over beasts, but all is vanity. 20 (A)Both go to the same place; both were made from the dust, and to the dust they both return.
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