Chapter 49

  To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:  

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  Both low and high, rich and poor together.  

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

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

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  Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall encompass me?  

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

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

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

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

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

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  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.  

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

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

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  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.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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