21 Surely you know, for you were already born! And the number of your days is great!
Job 38:21
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Proverbs 23:24–26
24 The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him. 25 May your father and mother be glad, and may she who gave you birth rejoice! 26 My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes delight in my ways.
Genesis 27:1–3
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Job 20:3–5
3 I have heard a rebuke that insults me, and my understanding prompts a reply. 4 Do you not know that from antiquity, since man was placed on the earth, 5 the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?
Job 10:4–6
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Sirach 47:13–15
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Job 8:8–10
8 Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers. 9 For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow. 10 Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?
Sirach 18:8–10
8 What is mankind, and what purpose do they serve? What is their good, and what is their evil? (WEB) 9 The number of man’s days at the most are a hundred years. (WEB) 10 As a drop of water from the sea, and a pebble from the sand, so are a few years in the day of eternity. (WEB)
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