our destiny

a common destiny for all

so i reflected on all this and concluded that
the righteous and the wise and what they do
are in God's hands
but no man knows whether
love or hate awaits him

all share a common destiny
the righteous and the wicked
the good and the bad
the clean and the unclean
those who offer sacrifices and those who do not

as it is with the good man
so with the sinner
as it is with thsoe who take oaths
so with those who are afraid to take them

...

the living know that they will die
but the dead know nothing
they have no further reward
and even the memory of them is forgotten

their love
their hate
and their jealousy have long since vanished
never again will they have a part in anything
that happens under the sun

...

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

the race is not to the swift
or the battle to the strong
nor does food come to the wise
or wealth to the learned
but time and chance happen to them all

no man knows when his hour will come

as fish are caught in a cruel net
or birds are taken in a snare
so men are trapped by evil times
that fall unexpectedly upon them

ecclesiastes chapter 9 various verses

the truth of the bible.