Psalm 49:10-20

English Standard Version

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

¹³ This is the path of those who have ^(I)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 ^(J)shall rule over them in the morning.
    ^(K)Their form shall be consumed ^(L)in Sheol, with no place to dwell.
¹⁵ But God will ^(M)ransom my soul from the power of Sheol,
    for he will ^(N)receive me. Selah

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