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Psalms 49:6-14

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6Those who trust in their wealth

And boast in the abundance of their riches?

7No one can by any means redeem another

Or give God a ransom for him—

8For the redemption of his soul is priceless,

And he should cease imagining forever—

9That he might live on eternally,

That he might not undergo decay.

10For he sees that even wise people die;

The foolish and the stupid alike perish

And leave their wealth to others.

11Their inner thought is that their houses are forever

And their dwelling places to all generations;

They have named their lands after their own names.

12But man in his splendor will not endure;

He is like the animals that perish.

13This is the way of those who are foolish,

And of those after them who approve their words.

14Like sheep they sink down to Sheol;

Death will be their shepherd;

And the upright will rule over them in the morning,

And their form shall be for Sheol to consume

So that they have no lofty home.