| Psa. 49:1 |
Hear this, all you peoples; / Give ear, all you inhabitants of the world, |
| Psa. 49:2 |
Both low and high, / Rich and poor together; |
| Psa. 49:3 |
My mouth will speak wisdom, / And the meditation of my heart will be that of understanding. |
| Psa. 49:4 |
I will incline my ear to a parable; / I will disclose my riddle upon the harp. |
| Psa. 49:5 |
Why should I fear in the days of evil, / When the iniquity of those who supplant me surrounds me, |
| Psa. 49:6 |
Those who trust in their wealth / And boast in the multitude of their riches? |
| Psa. 49:7 |
None can by any means redeem [his] brother / Or give to God a ransom for him |
| Psa. 49:8 |
(For the redemption of their soul is costly / And must be given up forever), |
| Psa. 49:9 |
That he would yet live always / [And] not see corruption. |
| Psa. 49:10 |
For he will see [that] wise men die; / The foolish one and the senseless one perish alike / And leave their wealth to others. |
| Psa. 49:11 |
Their inward thought is that their houses [will remain] forever, / That their habitations [will remain] from generation to generation; / They call lands after their own names. |
| Psa. 49:12 |
But man in honor does not remain; / He is like the beasts that perish. |
| Psa. 49:13 |
Such is the way of those who are self-confident, / And of those after them who approve of their sayings. Selah |
| Psa. 49:14 |
Like a flock, they are appointed for Sheol; / Death will shepherd them. / And straight to the grave they will descend, / And their form will be for Sheol to consume / That there be no abode for them. |
| Psa. 49:15 |
But God will redeem my soul / From the power of Sheol, / For He will receive me. Selah |
| Psa. 49:16 |
Do not fear when a man becomes rich, / When the glory of his house increases. |
| Psa. 49:17 |
For when he dies, he will take nothing; / His glory will not descend after him. |
| Psa. 49:18 |
Though he blessed his soul while he lived-- / And [men] praise you when you do good for yourself-- |
| Psa. 49:19 |
It will go to the generation of his fathers; / They will never see light. |
| Psa. 49:20 |
A man in honor but without understanding / Is like the beasts that perish. |