| Chapter 49 |
1 | To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
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2 | Both low and high, rich and poor together.
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3 | My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
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4 | I will incline my ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
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5 | Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall encompass me?
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6 | They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
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7 | None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
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8 | (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
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9 | That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
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10 | For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
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11 | Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
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12 | Nevertheless man being in honor abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
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13 | This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
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14 | Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
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15 | But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
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16 | Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
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17 | For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
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18 | Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
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19 | He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
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20 | Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
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