Psalm 49:5-12

English Standard Version

^5 (A)Why should I fear in ^(B)times of trouble,
    when the iniquity of those who cheat me surrounds me,
⁶ those who ^(C)trust in their wealth
    and boast of the abundance of their riches?
⁷ Truly no man ^(D)can ransom another,
    or ^(E)give to God ^(F)the price of his life,
⁸ for ^(G)the ransom of their life is costly
    and can never suffice,
⁹ that he should live on forever
    and ^(H)never see the pit.

¹⁰ For he sees ^(I)that even the wise die;
    ^(J)the fool and the stupid alike must perish
    and ^(K)leave their wealth to others.
¹¹ Their ^(L)graves are their homes forever,^[a]
    their dwelling places ^(M)to all generations,
    though they ^(N)called lands by their own names.
¹² Man in his pomp ^(O)will not remain;
    ^(P)he is like the beasts that perish.