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Psalms 49

For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

1

 aHear this, all peoples; Give ear, all  binhabitants of the world,

2

Both  alow and high, Rich and poor together.

3

My mouth will  aspeak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart will be  bunderstanding.

4

I will incline my ear to  aa proverb;  bI will  1express my  criddle on the harp.

5

Why should I  afear in days of adversity, When the iniquity of my  1foes surrounds me,

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Even those who  atrust in their wealth And boast in the abundance of their riches?

7

No man can by any means  aredeem his brother Or give to God a  bransom for him--

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For  athe redemption of  1his soul is costly, And he should cease trying forever--

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That he should  alive on eternally, That he should not  1 bundergo decay.

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For he sees that even  awise men die; The  bstupid and the senseless alike perish And  cleave their wealth to others.

11

Their  1 ainner thought is that their houses  bare forever And their dwelling places to all generations; They have  ccalled their lands after their own names.

12

But  aman in his  1pomp will not endure; He is like the  2beasts that  3perish.

13

This is the  away of those who are foolish, And of those after them who  bapprove their words.  1Selah.

14

As sheep they are appointed  afor  1Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; And the  bupright shall rule over them in the morning, And their form shall be for  1Sheol  cto consume  2So that they have no habitation.

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But God will  aredeem my soul from the  1power of  2Sheol, For  bHe will receive me. Selah.

16

Do not be afraid  awhen a man becomes rich, When the  1glory of his house is increased;

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For when he dies he will  acarry nothing away; His  1glory will not descend after him.

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Though while he lives he  acongratulates  1himself-- And though men praise you when you do well for yourself--

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 1He shall  ago to the generation of his fathers; They will never see  bthe light.

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 aMan in his  1pomp, yet without understanding, Is  blike the  2beasts that  3perish.



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