11 For when a man is dead, he will inherit maggots, vermin, and worms. (WEB)
Sirach 10:11
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Sirach 19:2–4
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Psalms 49:11–13
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Deuteronomy 28:25–27
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Psalms 49:16–18
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Job 21:31–33
31 Who denounces his behavior to his face? Who repays him for what he has done? 32 He is carried to the grave, and watch is kept over his tomb. 33 The clods of the valley are sweet to him; everyone follows behind him, and those before him are without number.
Job 18:12–14
12 His strength is depleted, and calamity is ready at his side. 13 It devours patches of his skin; the firstborn of death devours his limbs. 14 He is torn from the shelter of his tent and is marched off to the king of terrors.
Job 34:14–16
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Job 21:25–27
25 Yet another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, having never tasted prosperity. 26 But together they lie down in the dust, and worms cover them both. 27 Behold, I know your thoughts full well, the schemes by which you would wrong me.
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