Psalm 49:10-17

New King James Version

¹⁰ For he sees wise men die;
Likewise the fool and the senseless person perish,
And leave their wealth to others.
^11 [a]Their inner thought is that their houses will last forever,
Their dwelling places to all generations;
They ^(A)call their lands after their own names.
¹² Nevertheless man, though in honor, does not ^[b]remain;
He is like the beasts that perish.

¹³ This is the way of those who are ^(B)foolish,
And of their posterity who approve their sayings. Selah
¹⁴ Like sheep they are laid in the grave;
Death shall feed on them;
^(C)The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning;
^(D)And their beauty shall be consumed in ^[c]the grave, far from their dwelling.
¹⁵ But God ^(E)will redeem my soul from the power of ^[d]the grave,
For He shall ^(F)receive me. Selah

¹⁶ Do not be afraid when one becomes rich,
When the glory of his house is increased;
¹⁷ For when he dies he shall carry nothing away;
His glory shall not descend after him.