Ecclesiastes 3:20-21
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
20 (A)Both go to the same place; both were made from the dust, and to the dust they both return. 21 Who knows[a] if the life breath of mortals goes upward and the life breath of beasts goes earthward?
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Job 34:14-15
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
14 If he were to set his mind to it,
gather to himself his spirit and breath,
15 All flesh would perish together,
and mortals return to dust.(A)
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