“Or ever the רחק חבל [silver cord] be loosed… Then shall the dust [of the body] return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto אלהים Elohim who gave it.” —Bible, Ecclesiastes 12:6
Extinctus amabitur idem.
The same man that was envied while he lived, shall be loved when he is gone.
Nunc Dimmitis
A brief hymn of praise found in Luke 2:29–32, also known as the Song of Simeon. The Lord promised Simeon he would see the Messiah before he died. When Mary and Joseph presented the baby Jesus, he uttered “Nunc dimittis servum tuum, Domine, secundum verbum tuum, in pace.” Now, Master, you can let your servant go in peace, just as you promised.
Qui finem vitæ extremum inter munera ponat naturæ.
Who accounts the close of life as one of the benefits of nature?