Lookup Job 7:9; 14:2; Ps.39:6; Eccl.6:12; James 4:14 (Job 7:9; 14:2; Ps.39:6; Eccl.6:12; James 4:14) Job 7:9 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition) 9 Like a cloud that fades and vanishes,The one who goes down to the Grave* does not come back up.+ Job 14:2 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition) 2 He comes up like a blossom and then withers away;*+He flees like a shadow and disappears.+ Psalm 39:6 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition) 6 Surely every man walks about like a shadow. He rushes around* for nothing. He piles up wealth, not knowing who will enjoy it.+ Ecclesiastes 6:12 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition) 12 Who knows what is best for a man to do in life during the few days of his futile life, which he spends like a shadow?+ For who can tell man what will happen under the sun after he is gone? James 4:14 New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition) 14 whereas you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow.+ For you are a mist that appears for a little while and then disappears.+
6 Surely every man walks about like a shadow. He rushes around* for nothing. He piles up wealth, not knowing who will enjoy it.+
12 Who knows what is best for a man to do in life during the few days of his futile life, which he spends like a shadow?+ For who can tell man what will happen under the sun after he is gone?
14 whereas you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow.+ For you are a mist that appears for a little while and then disappears.+