18 But as a mountain erodes and crumbles and a rock is dislodged from its place,
Job 14:18
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Jeremiah 4:23–25
23 I looked at the earth, and it was formless and void; I looked to the heavens, and they had no light. 24 I looked at the mountains, and behold, they were quaking; all the hills were swaying. 25 I looked, and no man was left; all the birds of the air had fled.
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18 Like the leaves flourishing on a thick tree, some it sheds, and some grow, so also are the generations of flesh and blood: one comes to an end and another is born. (WEB) 19 Every work rots and falls away, and its builder will depart with it. (WEB) 20 Blessed is the man who medit… (WEB)
Testament of Zebulun 2:25–27
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2 Esdras 10:12–14
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