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14 They will follow one another like sheep.
Death will be their shepherd
    that leads them into their graves.
But when the day arrives,
    righteous people will rule over them.
They will no longer live in their great houses,
    but death will destroy their bodies in their graves.
15 But God will save my life from the power of death.
    He will take me to a safe place with him.
Selah.
16 If somebody becomes rich
    and he has more and more things,
    do not be afraid![a]

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Footnotes

  1. 49:16 This is the answer to the question in verse 5. There is no need to be afraid of rich people. They may do bad things to us, they may rob us, they may even hurt us, but their money cannot buy life.