Psalm 49:12
But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.
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Psalm 49:20
A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.

Psalm 39:5
You, indeed, have made my days as handbreadths, and my lifetime as nothing before You. Truly each man at his best exists as but a breath. Selah

Psalm 82:7
But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall."

James 1:10, 11
But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field. . . .

1 Peter 1:24
For, "All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,

abideth.

beasts

Ecclesiastes 3:18-21
I said to myself, "As for the sons of men, God tests them so that they may see for themselves that they are but beasts." . . .

Ecclesiastes 9:12
For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But man in his pomp will not endure; He is like the beasts that perish.

King James Bible
Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But despite his assets, man will not last; he is like the animals that perish.

International Standard Version
But humanity cannot last, despite its conceit; it will pass away just like the animals.

NET Bible
but, despite their wealth, people do not last, they are like animals that perish.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
A man is not sustained in his honor, but ends up an animal, and resembles one.
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