Genesis 43:14
May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man so that he will release your other brother along with Benjamin. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved."

Job 17:11-15
My days have passed; my plans are broken off--even the desires of my heart. . . .

Psalm 39:6, 7
Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away. . . .

1 Corinthians 15:19
If our hope in Christ is for this life alone, we are to be pitied more than all men.

2 Corinthians 1:8-10
We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. . . .

1 Thessalonians 3:3, 4
so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this. . . .