Psalm 49:12-14

The Voice

¹²[No one, regardless of how rich or important, can live forever;
he is]^[a] just like the animals that perish and decay.

¹³This is the destiny of those foolish souls who have faith only in themselves;
this will be the end of those happy to follow in their ways.

[pause]^[b]

¹⁴The fate of fools is the grave, and just like sheep,
    death will feast on them.
The righteous will rule over them at dawn,
    their bodies, their outward forms, rotting in the grave
    far away from their great mansions.

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Footnotes

49:12 Greek manuscripts read, “Anyone who is rich without understanding.”
49:13 Literally, selah, likely a musical direction from a Hebrew root meaning “to lift up”