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Psalms 49

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¹ Hear this, all you peoples; give ear, all you inhabitants of the world,

² Both low and high, rich and poor together:

³ My mouth shall speak wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.

⁴ I will submit and consent to a parable or proverb; to the music of a lyre I will unfold my riddle (my problem).

⁵ Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of those who would supplant me surrounds me on every side,

⁶ Even of those who trust in and lean on their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches?

⁷ None of them can by any means redeem [either himself or] his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him —

⁸ For the ransom of a life is too costly, and [the price one can pay] can never suffice —

⁹ So that he should live on forever and never see the pit (the grave) and corruption.

¹⁰ For he sees that even wise men die; the [self-confident] fool and the stupid alike perish and leave their wealth to others.

¹¹ Their inward thought is that their houses will continue forever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands their own [apart from God] and after their own names.

¹² But man, with all his honor and pomp, does not remain; he is like the beasts that perish.

¹³ This is the fate of those who are foolishly confident, yet after them men approve their sayings. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!

¹⁴ Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol (the place of the dead); death shall be their shepherd. And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their form and beauty shall be consumed, for Sheol shall be their dwelling.

¹⁵ But God will redeem me from the power of Sheol (the place of the dead); for He will receive me. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!

¹⁶ Be not afraid when [an ungodly] one is made rich, when the wealth and glory of his house are increased;

¹⁷ For when he dies he will carry nothing away; his glory will not descend after him.

¹⁸ Though while he lives he counts himself happy and prosperous, and though a man gets praise when he does well [for himself],

¹⁹ He will go to the generation of his fathers, who will nevermore see the light.

²⁰ A man who is held in honor and understands not is like the beasts that perish.

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1	Hear this, all you peoples; give ear, all you inhabitants of the world,
2	Both low and high, rich and poor together:
3	My mouth shall speak wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.
4	I will submit and consent to a parable or proverb; to the music of a lyre I will unfold my riddle (my problem).
5	Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of those who would supplant me surrounds me on every side,
6	Even of those who trust in and lean on their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches?
7	None of them can by any means redeem [either himself or] his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him —
8	For the ransom of a life is too costly, and [the price one can pay] can never suffice —
9	So that he should live on forever and never see the pit (the grave) and corruption.
10	For he sees that even wise men die; the [self-confident] fool and the stupid alike perish and leave their wealth to others.
11	Their inward thought is that their houses will continue forever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands their own [apart from God] and after their own names.
12	But man, with all his honor and pomp, does not remain; he is like the beasts that perish.
13	This is the fate of those who are foolishly confident, yet after them men approve their sayings. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!
14	Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol (the place of the dead); death shall be their shepherd. And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their form and beauty shall be consumed, for Sheol shall be their dwelling.
15	But God will redeem me from the power of Sheol (the place of the dead); for He will receive me. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!
16	Be not afraid when [an ungodly] one is made rich, when the wealth and glory of his house are increased;
17	For when he dies he will carry nothing away; his glory will not descend after him.
18	Though while he lives he counts himself happy and prosperous, and though a man gets praise when he does well [for himself],
19	He will go to the generation of his fathers, who will nevermore see the light.
20	A man who is held in honor and understands not is like the beasts that perish.

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