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49:1  To the choirmaster. 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 shall speak wisdom; the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.
49:4  I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will solve my riddle to the music of the lyre.
49:5  Why should I fear in times of trouble, when the iniquity of my persecutors surrounds me,
49:6  men who trust in their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches?
49:7  Truly no man can ransom himself, or give to God the price of his life,
49:8  for the ransom of his life is costly, and can never suffice,
49:9  that he should continue to live on for ever, and never see the Pit.
49:10  Yea, he shall see that even the wise die, the fool and the stupid alike must perish and leave their wealth to others.
49:11  Their graves are their homes for ever, their dwelling places to all generations, though they named lands their own.
49:12  Man cannot abide in his pomp, he is like the beasts that perish.
49:13  This is the fate of those who have foolish confidence, the end of those who are pleased with their portion.Selah
49:14  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.
49:15  But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me.Selah
49:16  Be not afraid when one becomes rich, when the glory of his house increases.
49:17  For when he dies he will carry nothing away; his glory will not go down after him.
49:18  Though, while he lives, he counts himself happy, and though a man gets praise when he does well for himself,
49:19  he will go to the generation of his fathers, who will never more see the light.
49:20  Man cannot abide in his pomp, he is like the beasts that perish.