- because:
- "Whereasª ye knowª° notª whatª [shall be] on the¹ morrow.ª Forª whatª [is] yourª life?ª It isª° evenª a vapour,ª that² appeareth¹ for²°¹ a little time,ª andª thenª vanisheth away.ª°" {Jms 4:14} + "He cometh forthª° like a flower,ª and is cut down:ª° he fleethª° also as a shadow,ª and continuethª° not.¹" {Job 14:2} + "For¹ they shall soonª be cut downª° like the grass,ª and witherª° as the greenª herb.ª" {Psa 37:2} + "I have seenª° the wickedª in great power,ª and spreading²° himself¹ like a greenª bay tree.ª ... Yet he passed away,ª° and, lo,¹ he [was] not:¹ yea, I soughtª° him, but he could not¹ be found.ª°" {Psa 37:35-36} + "Thou carriest them away as with a flood;ª° they are¹ [as] a sleep:ª in the morningª [they are] like grassª [which] groweth up.ª° ... In the morningª it flourisheth,ª° and groweth up;ª° in the eveningª it is cut down,ª° and withereth.ª°" {Psa 90:5-6} + "My daysª [are] like a shadowª that declineth;ª° and I¹ am witheredª° like grass.ª" {Psa 102:11} + "[As for] man,ª his daysª [are] as grass:ª as a flowerª of the field,ª so¹ he flourisheth.ª°" {Psa 103:15} + "The voiceª said,ª° Cry.ª° And he said,ª° What¹ shall I cry?ª° All¹ fleshª [is] grass,ª and all¹ the goodlinessª thereof [is] as the flowerª of the field:ª" {Isa 40:6} + "Wherefore,ª ifª Godª soª clotheª° the¹ grassª of the¹ field,ª which to dayª is,ª° andª to morrowª is castª° intoª the oven,ª [shall he] notª muchª moreª [clothe] you,ª O ye of little faith?ª" {Mtt 6:30} + "Andª they that useª° this²¹ world,ª asª notª abusingª° [it]: forª the¹ fashionª of this²¹ worldª passeth away.ª°" {1Co 7:31} + "Forª allª fleshª [is] asª grass,ª andª allª the gloryª of manª asª the flowerª of grass.ª The¹ grassª withereth,ª° andª the¹ flowerª thereofª falleth away:ª°" {1Pe 1:24} + "Andª the¹ worldª passeth away,ª° andª the¹ lustª thereof:²¹ butª he that doethª° the¹ willª of Godª abidethª° for² ever.ª¹" {1Jn 2:17}
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