psa 49:1

  Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:

psa 49:2

  Both low and high, rich and poor, together.

psa 49:3

  My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

psa 49:4

  I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

psa 49:5

  Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?

psa 49:6

  They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

psa 49:7

  None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:

psa 49:8

  (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)

psa 49:9

  That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.

psa 49:10

  For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

psa 49:11

  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.

psa 49:12

  Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.

psa 49:13

  This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.

psa 49:14

  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.

psa 49:15

  But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.

psa 49:16

  Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;

psa 49:17

  For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.

psa 49:18

  Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.

psa 49:19

  He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.

psa 49:20

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