²⁰ All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.

¹⁹ In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

¹⁵ All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn again unto dust.

⁷ Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

¹⁰ Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

⁶ Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?

²⁹ Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.

⁹ Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?

¹⁰ Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese?

⁹ As the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no more.

² And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

²¹ Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

¹⁴ Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.

²⁴ Howbeit he will not stretch out his hand to the grave, though they cry in his destruction.

¹³ If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.

¹³ And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.

¹⁷ And these are the years of the life of Ishmael, an hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and died; and was gathered unto his people.

⁸ Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.