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49:1  For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all peoples; Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
49:2  Both low and high, Rich and poor together.
49:3  My mouth will speak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart will be understanding.
49:4  I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle on the harp.
49:5  Why should I fear in days of adversity, When the iniquity of my foes surrounds me,
49:6  Even those who trust in their wealth And boast in the abundance of their riches?
49:7  No man can by any means redeem his brother Or give to God a ransom for him--
49:8  For the redemption of his soul is costly, And he should cease trying forever--
49:9  That he should live on eternally, That he should not undergo decay.
49:10  For he sees that even wise men die; The stupid and the senseless alike perish And leave their wealth to others.
49:11  Their inner thought is that their houses are forever And their dwelling places to all generations; They have called their lands after their own names.
49:12  But man in his pomp will not endure; He is like the beasts that perish.
49:13  This is the way of those who are foolish, And of those after them who approve their words. Selah.
49:14  As sheep they are appointed for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright shall rule over them in the morning, And their form shall be for Sheol to consume So that they have no habitation.
49:15  But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, For He will receive me. Selah.
49:16  Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich, When the glory of his house is increased;
49:17  For when he dies he will carry nothing away; His glory will not descend after him.
49:18  Though while he lives he congratulates himself-- And though men praise you when you do well for yourself--
49:19  He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They will never see the light.
49:20  Man in his pomp, yet without understanding, Is like the beasts that perish.