John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9864 Old Testament John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 9864 |
AUTHOR: | Old Testament |
QUOTATION: | Man being in honour abideth not; he is like the beasts that perish. 1 |
ATTRIBUTION: | Psalm xlix. 12, 20. [text] |
Note 1. Nevertheless, man will not abide in honour, seeing he may be compared unto the beasts that perish.—Ibid. [back] |