Psalm 49:10

New International Version

¹⁰For all can see that the wise die,^(A)
that the foolish and the senseless^(B) also perish,
leaving their wealth^(C) to others.^(D)

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Ecclesiastes 3:19

New International Version

¹⁹Surely 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 in all English translations

Ecclesiastes 6:6

New International Version

⁶even if he lives a thousand years twice over but fails to enjoy his prosperity. Do not all go to the same place?^(A)

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Ecclesiastes 6:6 in all English translations

Ecclesiastes 7:2

New International Version

²It is better to go to a house of mourning
than to go to a house of feasting,
for death^(A) is the destiny^(B) of everyone;
the living should take this to heart.

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Ecclesiastes 7:2 in all English translations

Ecclesiastes 9:2-3

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²All share a common destiny—the righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad,^[a] the clean and the unclean, those who offer sacrifices and those who do not.

As it is with the good,
so with the sinful;
as it is with those who take oaths,
so with those who are afraid to take them.^(A)

³This is the evil in everything that happens under the sun: The same destiny overtakes all.^(B) The hearts of people, moreover, are full of evil and there is madness in their hearts while they live,^(C) and afterward they join the dead.^(D)

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