Psalms 49:1
To the Overseer. --By sons of Korah. A Psalm. Hear this, all ye peoples, Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world.
Psalms 49:2
Both low and high, together rich and needy.
Psalms 49:3
My mouth speaketh wise things, And the meditations of my heart are things of understanding.
Psalms 49:4
I incline to a simile mine ear, I open with a harp my riddle:
Psalms 49:5
Why do I fear in days of evil? The iniquity of my supplanters doth compass me.
Psalms 49:6
Those trusting on their wealth, And in the multitude of their riches, Do shew themselves foolish.
Psalms 49:7
A brother doth no one at all ransom, He doth not give to God his atonement.
Psalms 49:8
And precious is the redemption of their soul, And it hath ceased--to the age.
Psalms 49:9
And still he liveth for ever, He seeth not the pit.
Psalms 49:10
For he seeth wise men die, Together the foolish and brutish perish, And have left to others their wealth.
Psalms 49:11
Their heart is : Their houses are to the age, Their tabernacles to all generations. They proclaimed their names over the lands.
Psalms 49:12
And man in honour doth not remain, He hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off.
Psalms 49:13
This their way is folly for them, And their posterity with their sayings are pleased. Selah.
Psalms 49:14
As sheep for Sheol they have set themselves, Death doth afflict them, And the upright rule over them in the morning, And their form is for consumption. Sheol is a dwelling for him.
Psalms 49:15
Only, God doth ransom my soul from the hand of Sheol, For He doth receive me. Selah.
Psalms 49:16
Fear not, when one maketh wealth, When the honour of his house is abundant,
Psalms 49:17
For at his death he receiveth nothing, His honour goeth not down after him.
Psalms 49:18
For his soul in his life he blesseth, (And they praise thee when thou dost well for thyself.)
Psalms 49:19
It cometh to the generation of his fathers, For ever they see not the light.
Psalms 49:20
Man in honour, who understandest not, Hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off!