| 49 | Psalms | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah.] | Futility of Riches. Psalm 49(v48) | ||
| Hear this, all peoples! Give ear, all inhabitants of the world, | |||
| both low and high, rich and poor together! | |||
| My mouth shall speak wisdom; the meditation of my heart shall be understanding. | |||
| I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will solve my riddle to the music of the lyre. | |||
| Why should I fear in times of trouble, when the iniquity of my persecutors surrounds me, | |||
| men who trust in their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches? | |||
| Truly no man can ransom himself, or give to God the price of his life, | |||
| for the ransom of his life is costly, and can never suffice, | |||
| that he should continue to live on for ever, and never see the Pit. | |||
| Yea, he shall see that even the wise die, the fool and the stupid alike must perish and leave their wealth to others. | |||
| Their graves are their homes for ever, their dwelling places to all generations, though they named lands their own. | |||
| Man cannot abide in his pomp, he is like the beasts that perish. | |||
| This is the fate of those who have foolish confidence, the end of those who are pleased with their portion. [Selah] | |||
| Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; straight to the grave they descend, and their form shall waste away; Sheol shall be their home. | |||
| But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. [Selah] | |||
| Be not afraid when one becomes rich, when the glory of his house increases. | |||
| For when he dies he will carry nothing away; his glory will not go down after him. | |||
| Though, while he lives, he counts himself happy, and though a man gets praise when he does well for himself, | |||
| he will go to the generation of his fathers, who will never more see the light. | |||
| Man cannot abide in his pomp, he is like the beasts that perish. | |||
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