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 PSA 49:1 Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
 Hear this, all peoples; Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
 PSA 49:2 Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
 Both low and high, Rich and poor together.
 PSA 49:3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
 My mouth will speak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart will be understanding.
 PSA 49:4 I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
 I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle on the harp.
 PSA 49:5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?
 Why should I fear in days of adversity, When the iniquity of my foes surrounds me,
 PSA 49:6 They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
 Even those who trust in their wealth And boast in the abundance of their riches?
 PSA 49:7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
 No man can by any means redeem his brother Or give to God a ransom for him
 PSA 49:8 (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
 For the redemption of his soul is costly, And he should cease trying forever
 PSA 49:9 That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
 That he should live on eternally, That he should not undergo decay.
 PSA 49:10 For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
 For he sees that even wise men die; The stupid and the senseless alike perish And leave their wealth to others.
 PSA 49:11 Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
 Their inner thought is that their houses are forever And their dwelling places to all generations; They have called their lands after their own names.
 PSA 49:12 Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
 But man in his pomp will not endure; He is like the beasts that perish.
 PSA 49:13 This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
 This is the way of those who are foolish, And of those after them who approve their words. Selah.
 PSA 49:14 Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
 As sheep they are appointed for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright shall rule over them in the morning, And their form shall be for Sheol to consume So that they have no habitation.
 PSA 49:15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
 But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, For He will receive me. Selah.
 PSA 49:16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
 Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich, When the glory of his house is increased;
 PSA 49:17 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
 For when he dies he will carry nothing away; His glory will not descend after him.
 PSA 49:18 Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
 Though while he lives he congratulates himself And though men praise you when you do well for yourself
 PSA 49:19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
 He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They will never see the light.
 PSA 49:20 Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
 Man in his pomp, yet without understanding, Is like the beasts that perish.
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