Bible, King James Version
Psalms
Pss.49
[1] Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants
of the world:
[2] Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
[3] My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of
my heart shall be of understanding.
[4] I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my
dark saying upon the harp.
[5] Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the
iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?
[6] They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves
in the multitude of their riches;
[7] None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor
give to God a ransom for him:
[8] (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it
ceaseth for ever:)
[9] That he should still live for ever, and not see
corruption.
[10] For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and
the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
[11] Their inward thought is, that their houses shall
continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations;
they call their lands after their own names.
[12] Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is
like the beasts that perish.
[13] This their way is their folly: yet their posterity
approve their sayings. Selah.
[14] Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall
feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in
the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from
their dwelling.
[15] But God will redeem my soul from the power of the
grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
[16] Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the
glory of his house is increased;
[17] For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his
glory shall not descend after him.
[18] Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men
will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
[19] He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they
shall never see light.
[20] Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like
the beasts that perish.
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