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12 Nevertheless man will not abide forever in honour; he is like the beasts that are cut off.

13 This their way is their folly; yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.

14 Like sheep they are laid in Sheol; 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 from their dwelling.

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12 People, despite their wealth, do not endure;(A)
    they are like the beasts that perish.(B)

13 This is the fate of those who trust in themselves,(C)
    and of their followers, who approve their sayings.[a]
14 They are like sheep and are destined(D) to die;(E)
    death will be their shepherd
    (but the upright will prevail(F) over them in the morning).
Their forms will decay in the grave,
    far from their princely mansions.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 49:13 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 15.