Psalm 49:8 {48:9}
Good News Translation
because the payment for a human life is too great. What we could pay would never be enough

New Revised Standard Version
For the ransom of life is costly, and can never suffice,

Contemporary English Version
It costs far too much to buy back your life. You can never pay God enough

New American Bible
The redemption of his soul is costly; and he will pass away forever.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Nor the price of the redemption of his soul: and shall labour for ever,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Nor the price of the redemption of his soul: and shall labour for ever,

Job 36:18,19 Therefore let not anger overcome thee to oppress any man: neither let multitude of gifts turn thee aside. . . .

Context
The Evanescence of Wealth
7No brother can redeem, nor shall man redeem: he shall not give to God his ransom, 8Nor the price of the redemption of his soul: and shall labour for ever,9And shall still live unto the end.…
Cross References
Matthew 16:26
For what doth it profit a man, if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his own soul? Or what exchange shall a man give for his soul?

Psalm 49:9
And shall still live unto the end.

Psalm 49:7
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