"This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made He him" (Genesis 5:1).

"Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labor until the evening" (Psalm 104:23).

"Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth" (Proverbs 27:1).

"O sing unto the Lord a new song; for He hath done marvelous things: His right hand, and His holy arm, hath gotten Him the victory" (Psalm 98:1).

"Now also when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come" (Psalm 71:18).