Allgoto the sameplace.Allcamefrom the dustand allreturnto the dust.
Theseare the yearsof the lifeof Ishmael,one hundredand thirty-sevenyears;and he breathedhis lastand died,and was gatheredto his people.
Abrahambreathedhis lastand diedin a ripeoldage,an oldmanand satisfied[with life]; and he was gatheredto his people.
By the sweatof your faceYou will eatbread,Tillyou returnto the ground,Becausefrom it you were taken;For you are dust,And to dustyou shall return."
"But mandiesand liesprostrate.Manexpires,and whereis he?
"Ifa mandies,will he live[again]? Allthe daysof my struggleI will waitUntilmy changecomes.
"IfI lookfor Sheolas my home,I makemy bedin the darkness;
"Yetdoes not one in a heapof ruinsstretchout [his] hand,Orin his disasterthereforecryout for help?
Allfleshwould perishtogether,And manwould returnto dust.
"When a cloudvanishes,it is gone,Sohe who goesdownto Sheoldoes not comeup.
For He Himselfknowsour frame;He is mindfulthat we are [but] dust.
You hideYour face,they are dismayed;You takeawaytheir spirit,they expireAnd returnto their dust.
As sheepthey are appointedfor Sheol;Deathshall be their shepherd;And the uprightshall ruleover them in the morning,And their formshall be for Sheolto consumeSothat they have nohabitation.
then the dustwill returnto the earthas it was, and the spiritwill returnto Godwhogaveit.
Whoknowsthat the breathof manascendsupwardand the breathof the beastdescendsdownwardto the earth?
"Even ifthe [other] man livesa thousandyearstwiceand does not enjoygoodthings--do not allgoto oneplace?"
It is betterto goto a houseof mourningThanto goto a houseof feasting,Becausethat is the endof everyman,And the livingtakes[it] to heart.
Whateveryour handfindsto do,do[it] with [all] your might;for thereis noactivityor planningor knowledgeor wisdomin Sheolwhereyou are going.
"Manyof those whosleepin the dustof the groundwill awake,theseto everlastinglife,but the othersto disgrace[and] everlastingcontempt.
"When you have seenit, you toowill be gatheredto your people,as Aaronyour brotherwas;
