49:3 My mouth will speak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart will be discernment.
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 evil, When the iniquity of my supplanters surrounds me,
49:6 Even those who trust in their wealth And boast in the abundance of their riches?
49:7 Truly, no man can redeem his brother; He cannot give to God a ransom for him—
49:8 For the redemption price for their soul is costly, And it ceases forever—
49:9 That he should live on eternally, That he should not see corruption.
49:10 For he sees that even wise men die; The fool 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 from generation to generation; They have called their lands after their own names.
49:12 But man in his honor will not endure; He is like the animals that perish.
49:13 This is the way of those who are foolish, And of those after them who are pleased with their words. Selah.
49:14 As sheep they are appointed for Sheol; Death will shepherd them; And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning, And their form shall be for Sheol to consume, Far away from his 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 increases;
49:17 For when he dies he will not take any of it; His glory will not descend after him.
49:18 For while he lives he blesses his soul— And men will praise you when you do well for yourself—
49:19 But his soul shall go to the generation of his fathers; They will eternally not see light.
49:20 Man in his honor, but who does not understand, Is like the animals that perish.
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