Psalms 49:1 (BSB)
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,

Psalms 49:2 (BSB)
both low and high, rich and poor alike.

Psalms 49:3 (BSB)
My mouth will impart wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will bring understanding.

Psalms 49:4 (BSB)
I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:

Psalms 49:5 (BSB)
Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me?

Psalms 49:6 (BSB)
They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.

Psalms 49:7 (BSB)
No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.

Psalms 49:8 (BSB)
For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice,

Psalms 49:9 (BSB)
that he should live on forever and not see decay.

Psalms 49:10 (BSB)
For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.

Psalms 49:11 (BSB)
Their graves are their eternal homes—their dwellings for endless generations—even though their lands were their namesakes.

Psalms 49:12 (BSB)
But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.

Psalms 49:13 (BSB)
This is the fate of the self-confident and their followers who endorse their sayings. Selah

Psalms 49:14 (BSB)
Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.

Psalms 49:15 (BSB)
But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah

Psalms 49:16 (BSB)
Do not be amazed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.

Psalms 49:17 (BSB)
For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.

Psalms 49:18 (BSB)
Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul—and men praise you when you prosper—

Psalms 49:19 (BSB)
he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of day.

Psalms 49:20 (BSB)
A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.
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