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We are aliens and strangers in your sight, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.
1 Chronicles Chapter 29: Verse 15
"My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and they come to an end without hope.
Job Chapter 7: Verse 6
"My days are swifter than a runner; they fly away without a glimpse of joy.
They skim past like boats of papyrus, like eagles swooping down on their prey.
Job Chapter 9: Verses 25 - 26
You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you. Each man's life is but a breath.
Psalms Chapter 39: Verse 5
Remember how fleeting is my life. For what futility you have created all men!
Psalms Chapter 89: Verse 47
The length of our days is seventy years, or eighty, if we have the strength; yet their span is but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
Psalms Chapter 90: Verse 10
Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Psalms Chapter 90: Verse 12
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the grave, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.
Ecclesiastes Chapter 9: Verse 10
"No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
Be on guard! Be alert ! You do not know when that time will come.
It's like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with his assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch.
"Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back,whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn.
If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping.
What I say to you, I say to everyone: 'Watch!' "
Mark Chapter 13: Verses 32 - 37
It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night.
But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.
You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him."
Luke Chapter 12: Verses 38 - 40
And do this, understanding the present time. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
Romans Chapter 13: Verse 11
making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.
Ephesians Chapter 5: Verse 16
Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.
Colossians Chapter 4: Verse 5
But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
2 Peter Chapter 3: Verse 8
Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
James Chapter 4: Verse 14
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