Quoting%20commentary for Eruvin 107:5

א"ל רב לרב המנונא בני אם יש לך היטב לך שאין בשאול תענוג ואין למות התמהמה ואם תאמר אניח לבני חוק בשאול מי יגיד לך בני האדם דומים לעשבי השדה הללו נוצצין והללו נובלין

Rab said to R'Hamnuna, 'My son, according to thy ability<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'if thou hast'.');">¹³</span> do good to thyself, for there is no enjoyment in she'ol nor will death be long in coming. And shouldst thou say: "I would leave a portion for my children" - who will tell thee in the grave?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Whether it is being put to good use.');">¹⁴</span> The children of man are like the grasses of the field, some blossom and some fade'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. Eccl. XIV, 11f, 15f, 18. vhuk');">¹⁵</span>

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