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Psalms 49
World English Bible British Edition · Berean Standard Bible
Hear this, all you peoples.
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,
My mouth will speak words of wisdom.
My mouth will impart wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will bring understanding.
I will incline my ear to a proverb.
I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:
Why should I fear in the days of evil,
Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me?
none of them can by any means redeem his brother,
No man can possibly redeem his brother (note: Or redeem another) or pay his ransom to God.
For the redemption of their life is costly,
For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice,
For he sees that wise men die;
For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.
Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever,
Their graves (note: LXX, Syriac, and Aramaic Targum; Hebrew Their inward thoughts) are their eternal homes—their dwellings for endless generations—even though their lands were their namesakes.
But man, despite his riches, doesn’t endure.
But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.
This is the destiny of those who are foolish,
This is the fate of the foolish (note: Or the way of the foolish) and their followers who endorse their sayings. Selah
They are appointed as a flock for Sheol.
Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.
But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol,
But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah
Don’t be afraid when a man is made rich,
Do not be afraid when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.
for when he dies he will carry nothing away.
For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.
Though while he lived he blessed his soul—
Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul—and men praise you when you prosper—
he shall go to the generation of his fathers.
he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of day.
A man who has riches without understanding,
A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.