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

Esther 5:11-14
Haman recounted to them his glorious wealth, his many sons, and all the ways the king had honored and promoted him over the other officials and servants. . . .

Esther 7:10
So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the fury of the king subsided.

understandeth

Job 4:21
Are not their tent cords pulled up, so that they die without wisdom?'

is like

Psalm 73:18, 19
Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin. . . .

Ecclesiastes 3:18, 19
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." . . .

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Man in his pomp, yet without understanding, Is like the beasts that perish.

King James Bible
Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A man with valuable possessions but without understanding is like the animals that perish.

International Standard Version
Humanity, despite its conceit, does not understand that it will perish, just like the animals.

NET Bible
Wealthy people do not understand; they are like animals that perish.

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