Psalms Chapter 49 (NIV)
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Psalm 49For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.Hear this, all you peoples;listen, all who live in this world,
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both low and high,rich and poor alike:
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My mouth will speak words of wisdom;the utterance from my heart will give understanding.
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I will turn my ear to a proverb;with the harp I will expound my riddle:
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Why should I fear when evil days come,when wicked deceivers surround me—
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those who trust in their wealthand boast of their great riches?
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No man can redeem the life of anotheror give to God a ransom for him—
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the ransom for a life is costly,no payment is ever enough—
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that he should live on foreverand not see decay.
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For all can see that wise men die;the foolish and the senseless alike perishand leave their wealth to others.
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Their tombs will remain their houses forever,their dwellings for endless generations,though they had named lands after themselves.
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But man, despite his riches, does not endure;he is like the beasts that perish.
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This is the fate of those who trust in themselves,and of their followers, who approve their sayings. Selah
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Like sheep they are destined for the grave,and death will feed on them.The upright will rule over them in the morning;their forms will decay in the grave,far from their princely mansions.
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But God will redeem my life from the grave;he will surely take me to himself. Selah
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Do not be overawed when a man grows rich,when the splendor of his house increases;
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for he will take nothing with him when he dies,his splendor will not descend with him.
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Though while he lived he counted himself blessed—and men praise you when you prosper—
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he will join the generation of his fathers,who will never see the light of life.
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A man who has riches without understandingis like the beasts that perish.
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