Psalms 49

1 Unto the end. A Psalm to the sons of Korah. Hear these things, all nations. Pay attention, all inhabitants of the world:

Unto the end, a psalm for the sons of Core. Hear these things, all ye nations: give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world.

2 whoever is earth-born, you sons of men, together as one, the rich and the poor.

All you that are earthborn, and you sons of men: both rich and poor together.

3 My mouth will speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will speak prudence.

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

4 I will incline my ear to a parable. I will open my case with the psaltery.

I will incline my ear to a parable; I will open my proposition on the psaltery.

5 Why should I fear in the evil day? The iniquity at my heel will surround me.

Why shall I fear in the evil day? the iniquity of my heel shall encompass me.

6 Those who trust in their own strength and who glory in the multitude of their riches,

They that trust in their own strength, and glory in the multitude of their riches,

7 no brother redeems, nor will man buy back. He will not give to God his appeasement,

No brother can redeem, nor shall man redeem: he shall not give to God his ransom,

8 nor the price for the redemption of his soul. And he will labor continuously,

Nor the price of the redemption of his soul: and shall labour for ever,

9 and he will still live, until the end.

And shall still live unto the end.

10 He will not see death, when he sees the wise dying: the foolish and the senseless will perish together. And they will leave their riches to strangers.

He shall not see destruction, when he shall see the wise dying: the senseless and the fool shall perish together: And they shall leave their riches to strangers:

11 And their sepulchers will be their houses forever, their tabernacles from generation to generation. They have called their names in their own lands.

And their sepulchres shall be their houses for ever. Their dwelling places to all generations: they have called their lands by their names.

12 And man, when he was held in honor, did not understand. He has been compared to the senseless beasts, and he has become like them.

And man when he was in honour did not understand; he is compared to senseless beasts, and is become like to them.

13 This way of theirs is a scandal to them. And afterwards, they will delight in their mouth.

This way of theirs is a stumblingblock to them: and afterwards they shall delight in their mouth.

14 They have been placed in Hell like sheep. Death will feed on them. And the just will have dominion over them in the morning. And their help will grow old in Hell for their glory. (Sheol h7585)

They are laid in hell like sheep: death shall feed upon them. And the just shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their help shall decay in hell from their glory. (Sheol h7585)

15 Even so, truly God will redeem my soul from the hand of Hell, when he will receive me. (Sheol h7585)

But God will redeem my soul from the hand of hell, when he shall receive me. (Sheol h7585)

16 Do not be afraid, when a man will have been made rich, and when the glory of his house will have been multiplied.

Be not thou afraid, when a man shall be made rich, and when the glory of his house shall be increased.

17 For when he dies, he will take nothing away, and his glory will not descend with him.

For when he shall die he shall take nothing away; nor shall his glory descend with him.

18 For his soul will be blessed in his lifetime, and he will admit to you when you do good to him.

For in his lifetime his soul will be blessed: and he will praise thee when thou shalt do well to him.

19 He will even enter with the progeny of his fathers, but, even in eternity, he will not see the light.

He shall go in to the generations of his fathers: and he shall never see light.

20 Man, when he was in honor, did not understand. He has been compared to the senseless beasts, and he has become like them.

Man when he was in honour did not understand: he hath been compared to senseless beasts, and made like to them.