See (Ecclesiastes 8:12), note; (Ecclesiastes 8:14), note. The living are conscious that there is a future before them, but …

For the living know that they shall die
Death is certain, it is the demerit of sin, the appointment of God and the t…

The state of the most despicable living man is preferable to that of the most noble who have died impenitent. Solomon exhorts the wise and pious to…