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12 But a man does not abide in honor;
    mankind is like the beasts that come to ruin.

13 This is their way, it is their folly;
    yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah
14 Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol;
    Death shall be their shepherd;
the upright shall rule over them in the morning,
    and their form shall waste away in Sheol,
    far from their dwelling.

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12 People, despite their wealth, do not endure;(A)
    they are like the beasts that perish.(B)

13 This is the fate of those who trust in themselves,(C)
    and of their followers, who approve their sayings.[a]
14 They are like sheep and are destined(D) to die;(E)
    death will be their shepherd
    (but the upright will prevail(F) over them in the morning).
Their forms will decay in the grave,
    far from their princely mansions.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 49:13 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 15.