Psalm 49:8-13

New American Standard Bible

⁸ For ^(A)the redemption of ^[a]his soul is priceless,
And he should cease imagining forever—
⁹ That he might ^(B)live on eternally,
That he might not ^[b](C)undergo decay.

¹⁰ For he sees that even ^(D)wise people die;
The ^(E)foolish and the stupid alike perish
And ^(F)leave their wealth to others.
¹¹ Their ^[c](G)inner thought is that their houses ^(H)are forever
And their dwelling places to all generations;
They have ^(I)named their lands after their own names.
¹² But ^(J)man in his splendor will not endure;
He is like the animals that ^[d]perish.

¹³ This is the ^(K)way of those who are foolish,
And of those after them who ^(L)approve their words. Selah