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49:1  Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world,
49:2  both low and high, rich and poor together.
49:3  My mouth shall speak of wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
49:4  I will incline mine ear to a parable; I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
49:5  Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity at my heels shall compass me about?
49:6  They that trust in their wealth and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches,
49:7  none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him
49:8  (for the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever),
49:9  that they should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
49:10  For he seeth that wise men die; likewise the fool and the brutish person perish and leave their wealth to others.
49:11  Their inward thought is that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
49:12  Nevertheless man, though he be in honor, abideth not; he is like the beasts that perish.
49:13  This their way is their folly, yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah
49:14  Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them, and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning, and their beauty shall be consumed in the grave away from their dwelling.
49:15  But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave, for He shall receive me. Selah
49:16  Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased.
49:17  For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; his glory shall not descend after him.
49:18  Though while he lived he blessed his soul (and men will praise thee when thou doest well for thyself),
49:19  he shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
49:20  Man, though he is in honor but understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.