so that he may live forever
and not see the Pit.(A)

10 For one can see that wise men die;
foolish and stupid men also pass away.(B)
Then they leave their wealth to others.(C)
11 Their graves are their eternal homes,[a]
their homes from generation to generation,
though they have named estates after themselves.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 49:11 LXX, Syr, Tg; MT reads Their inner thought is that their houses are eternal

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