Quotes About Life

to preserve his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword.

He draws near to the Pit, and his life to the messengers of death.

to be gracious to him and say, ëSpare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,í

then his flesh is refreshed like a childís; he returns to the days of his youth.

He redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will live to see the light.í

Behold, all these things God does to a man, two or even three times,

to bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.

For he has said, ëIt profits a man nothing that he should delight in God.í

If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath,

all flesh would perish together and mankind would return to the dust.

For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees his every step.

For you ask, ëWhat does it profit me, and what benefit do I gain apart from sin?í

If they obey and serve Him, then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness.

But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge.

Can your wealth or all your mighty effort keep you from distress?

For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist,

which the clouds pour out and shower abundantly on mankind.

“At this my heart also pounds and leaps from its place.

Surely you know, for you were already born! And the number of your days is great!

to bring rain on a barren land, on a desert where no man lives,

to satisfy the parched wasteland and make it sprout with tender grass?

Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food?

“Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the doe bear her fawn?

Can you count the months they are pregnant? Do you know the time they give birth?