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49 : 1 Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all who live in this world,
49 : 2 both low and high, rich and poor alike:
49 : 3 My mouth will speak words of wisdom; the utterance from my heart will give understanding.
49 : 4 I will turn my ear to a proverb; with the harp I will expound my riddle:
49 : 5 Why should I fear when evil days come, when wicked deceivers surround me-
49 : 6 those who trust in their wealth and boast of their great riches?
49 : 7 No man can redeem the life of another or give to God a ransom for him-
49 : 8 the ransom for a life is costly, no payment is ever enough-
49 : 9 that he should live on forever and not see decay.
49 : 10 For all can see that wise men die; the foolish and the senseless alike perish and leave their wealth to others.
49 : 11 Their tombs will remain their houses forever, their dwellings for endless generations, though they had named lands after themselves.
49 : 12 But man, despite his riches, does not endure; he is like the beasts that perish.
49 : 13 This is the fate of those who trust in themselves, and of their followers, who approve their sayings. Selah
49 : 14 Like sheep they are destined for the grave, and death will feed on them. The upright will rule over them in the morning; their forms will decay in the grave, far from their princely mansions.
49 : 15 But God will redeem my life from the grave; he will surely take me to himself. Selah
49 : 16 Do not be overawed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases;
49 : 17 for he will take nothing with him when he dies, his splendor will not descend with him.
49 : 18 Though while he lived he counted himself blessed-- and men praise you when you prosper-
49 : 19 he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of life .
49 : 20 A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.