Psalm 49:12-19
Revised Standard Version
12 Man cannot abide in his pomp,
he is like the beasts that perish.
13 This is the fate of those who have foolish confidence,
the end of those[a] who are pleased with their portion.Selah
14 Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol;
Death shall be their shepherd;
straight to the grave they descend,[b]
and their form shall waste away;
Sheol shall be their home.[c]
15 But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol,
for he will receive me.Selah
16 Be not afraid when one becomes rich,
when the glory[d] of his house increases.
17 For when he dies he will carry nothing away;
his glory[e] will not go down after him.
18 Though, while he lives, he counts himself happy,
and though a man gets praise when he does well for himself,
19 he will go to the generation of his fathers,
who will never more see the light.
Footnotes
- Psalm 49:13 Tg: Heb after them
- Psalm 49:14 Cn: Heb the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning
- Psalm 49:14 Heb uncertain
- Psalm 49:16 Or wealth
- Psalm 49:17 Or wealth
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