For when he dies he will carry nothing away; his glory will not go down after him.
for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world.
He goes to bed rich, but will do so no more; he opens his eyes, and his wealth is gone.
It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.
And he called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame.’
But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’
What will you do on the day of punishment, in the ruin that will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help, and where will you leave your wealth?
Therefore Sheol has enlarged its appetite and opened its mouth beyond measure, and the nobility of Jerusalem and her multitude will go down, her revelers and he who exults in her.
As he came from his mother's womb he shall go again, naked as he came, and shall take nothing for his toil that he may carry away in his hand.
from men by your hand, O Lord, from men of the world whose portion is in this life. You fill their womb with treasure; they are satisfied with children, and they leave their abundance to their infants.
And he said, “Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.”
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