Psalm 49:8-20

English Standard Version

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

¹³ This is the path of those who have ^(K)foolish confidence;
    yet after them people approve of their boasts.^[b] Selah
¹⁴ Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol;
    death shall be their shepherd,
and the upright ^(L)shall rule over them in the morning.
    ^(M)Their form shall be consumed ^(N)in Sheol, with no place to dwell.
¹⁵ But God will ^(O)ransom my soul from the power of Sheol,
    for he will ^(P)receive me. Selah

¹⁶ Be not afraid when a man becomes rich,
    when the glory of his house increases.
^17 (Q)For when he dies he will ^(R)carry nothing away;
    his glory will not go down after him.
¹⁸ For though, while he lives, he counts himself ^(S)blessed—
    and though you get praise when you do well for yourself—
¹⁹ his soul will ^(T)go to the generation of his fathers,
    who will never again ^(U)see light.
^20 (V)Man in his pomp yet without understanding is like the beasts that perish.