3 Decay and worms will have him as their heritage. A reckless soul will be taken away. (WEB)
Sirach 19:3
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Sirach 10:10–12
10 A long disease mocks the physician. The king of today will die tomorrow. (WEB) 11 For when a man is dead, he will inherit maggots, vermin, and worms. (WEB) 12 It is the beginning of pride when a man departs from the Lord. His heart has departed from him who made him. (WEB)
Proverbs 6:14–16
14 With deceit in his heart he devises evil; he continually sows discord. 15 Therefore calamity will come upon him suddenly; in an instant he will be shattered beyond recovery. 16 There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:
Job 27:14–16
14 Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food. 15 His survivors will be buried by the plague, and their widows will not weep for them. 16 Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,
Job 15:22–24
22 He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword. 23 He wanders about as food for vultures; he knows the day of darkness is at hand. 24 Distress and anguish terrify him, overwhelming him like a king poised to attack.
Job 18:11–13
11 Terrors frighten him on every side and harass his every step. 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.
Psalms 49:16–18
16 Do not be amazed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases. 17 For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down. 18 Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul— and men praise you when you prosper—
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 20:25–27
25 It is drawn out of his back, the gleaming point from his liver. Terrors come over him. 26 Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. A fire unfanned will consume him and devour what is left in his tent. 27 The heavens will expose his iniquity, and the earth will r…
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