The stage

(Thomas Boston, "Human Nature in its Fourfold State")

"For I know that you will bring me to death, and
 to the house appointed for all living." Job 30:23

Death is the great leveler!

Though their lifestyles along the way may be very
different — the king and the beggar must dwell in one
house, when they come to their journey's end.

"The small and the great are there." Job 3:19

We are all in this world as on a stage; it is no great
matter, whether a man acts the part of a prince or
a peasant; for when they have acted their parts, they
must both get behind the curtain, and appear no more.

"For I know that you will bring me to death, and
 to the house appointed for all living." Job 30:23