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49:1  For the Music Director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you people; give ear, all you 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 parable; I will expound my riddle with a harp.
49:5  Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my stalkers surrounds me?
49:6  Those who trust in their wealth, and boast in the multitude of their riches,
49:7  none of them can by any means redeem the other, nor give to God a ransom for anyone,
49:8  for the redemption of their souls is costly; even so people cease to exist forever,
49:9  making efforts to live eternally, and not see the pit.
49:10  For one sees that wise men die, together the fool and the brute perish, and leave their wealth to others.
49:11  Their graves become their perpetual homes, and their dwelling places to all generations, though they call their lands after their own names.
49:12  But a man does not abide in honor; mankind is like the beasts that come to ruin.
49:13  This is their way, it is their folly; yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah
49:14  Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; the upright shall rule over them in the morning, and their form shall waste away in Sheol, far from their dwelling.
49:15  But God shall redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, for He shall receive me. Selah
49:16  Do not fear when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased,
49:17  for he takes nothing away in death; his glory does not descend after him.
49:18  Though while he lives he blesses his soul— and men will praise you when you do well for yourself—
49:19  that soul will go to the generation of his fathers; they will never see light.
49:20  A man in honor, and yet without understanding, is like the animals that perish.