“1 <<To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.>> 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.” (Psalm 49:1-20
AV)
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