Psalms 49:7-20 ▼

7 A brother ransoms no one at all, || He does not give to God his atonement.

8 And precious [is] the redemption of their soul, || And it has ceased for all time.

9 And still he lives forever, || He does not see the pit.

10 For he sees wise men die, || Together the foolish and brutish perish, || And have left their wealth to others.

11 Their heart [is that] their houses [are] for all time, || Their dwelling places from generation to generation. They proclaimed their names over the lands.

12 And man does not remain in honor, || He has been like the beasts, they have been cut off.

13 This their way [is] folly for them, || And their posterity are pleased with their sayings. Selah.

14 They have set themselves as sheep for Sheol, || Death afflicts them, || And the upright rule over them in the morning, || And their form [is] for consumption. Sheol [is] a dwelling for him.

15 Only, God ransoms my soul from the hand of Sheol, || For He receives me. Selah.

16 Do not fear when one makes wealth, || When the glory of his house is abundant,

17 For at his death he receives nothing, || His glory does not go down after him.

18 For he blesses his soul in his life || (And they praise you when you do well for yourself).

19 It comes to the generation of his fathers, || They do not see the light forever.

20 Man in honor, who does not understand, || Has been like the beasts, they have been cut off!