Psalms 49
1 To victorie, a salm to the sones of Chore. Alle ye folkis, here these thingis; alle ye that dwellen in the world, perseyue with eeris.
To the Chief Musician. For the Sons of Korah. A Melody. Hear ye, this all ye peoples, Give ear, all ye inhabitants of this passing world;
2 Alle the sones of erthe and the sones of men; togidere the riche man and the pore in to oon.
Both sons of the low, And sons of the high, —Together both rich and needy: —
3 Mi mouth schal speke wisdom; and the thenkyng of myn herte schal speke prudence.
My mouth, shall speak forth Wisdom, And the soft utterance of my heart be Understanding:
4 I schal bouwe doun myn eere in to a parable; Y schal opene my resoun set forth in a sautree.
I will bend, to a by-word, mine ear, I will open, on the lyre, mine enigma.
5 Whi schal Y drede in the yuel dai? the wickidnesse of myn heele schal cumpasse me.
Wherefore should I fear in the days of calamity, Though the iniquity of them who lie in wait for me should enclose me?
6 Whiche tristen in her owne vertu; and han glorie in the multitude of her richessis.
As for them who are trusting in their wealth, —And, in the abundance of their riches, do boast themselves,
7 A brother ayenbieth not, schal a man ayenbie? and he schal not yyue to God his plesyng.
A brother, can none of them, redeem, he cannot give unto God a ransom for himself:
8 And he schal not yyue the prijs of raunsum of his soule; and he schal trauele with outen ende,
So costly, is the redemption of their soul, That it faileth unto times age-abiding;
9 and he schal lyue yit in to the ende.
That he should, yet, live on, continually, Should not see corruption.
10 He schal not se perischyng, whanne he schal se wise men diynge; the vnwise man and fool schulen perische togidere. And thei schulen leeue her richessis to aliens;
For it is seen that, the wise, die, Together with the dullard, and the brutish, do they perish, And leave, to others, their wealth:
11 and the sepulcris of hem ben the housis of hem with outen ende. The tabernaclis of hem ben in generacioun and generacioun; thei clepiden her names in her londis.
Their, inward thought, is that their houses are for times age-abiding, Their habitations, for generation after generation, —They give their own names unto lands!
12 A man, whanne he was in honour, vndurstood not; he is comparisound to vnwise beestis, and he is maad lijk to tho.
But, a son of earth, though wealthy, cannot tarry, He hath made himself a by-word—Beasts, they resemble:
13 This weie of hem is sclaundir to hem; and aftirward thei schulen plese togidere in her mouth.
This, their way, is a folly to them, And yet, their followers, with their mouth, approve. (Selah)
14 As scheep thei ben set in helle; deth schal gnawe hem. And iust men schulen be lordis of hem in the morewtid; and the helpe of hem schal wexe eld in helle, for the glorie of hem. (Sheol h7585)
Like sheep—into hades, are they driven, Death shall shepherd them, —And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning, Even their form, is to decay, Hades, is all that remaineth of a habitation for him. (Sheol h7585)
15 Netheles God schal ayenbie my soule from the power of helle; whanne he schal take me. (Sheol h7585)
But, God, will redeem my soul, out of the hand of hades, For he will take me. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
16 Drede thou not, whanne a man is maad riche; and the glorie of his hows is multiplied.
Do not fear, When a man becometh rich, When the glory of his house increaseth;
17 For whanne he schal die, he schal not take alle thingis; and his glorie schal not go doun with him.
For, when he dieth, he shall take, nothing, his glory shall not descend after him;
18 For his soule schal be blessid in his lijf; he schal knouleche to thee, whanne thou hast do wel to hym.
For, though, his own self—while he lived, he used to bless, And they will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself,
19 He schal entre til in to the generaciouns of hise fadris; and til in to with outen ende he schal not se liyt.
He shall enter as far as the circle of his fathers, Nevermore, shall they see the light.
20 A man, whanne he was in honour, vndurstood not; he is comparisound to vnwise beestis, and is maad lijk to tho.
A son of earth though wealthy, who discerneth not, Hath made himself a by-word, Beasts, they resemble.
