תהילים 49

1 לַמְנַצֵּחַ ׀ לִבְנֵי־קֹרַח מִזְמֽוֹר׃ שִׁמְעוּ־זֹאת כׇּל־הָעַמִּים הַאֲזִינוּ כׇּל־יֹשְׁבֵי חָֽלֶד׃

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

2 גַּם־בְּנֵי אָדָם גַּם־בְּנֵי־אִישׁ יַחַד עָשִׁיר וְאֶבְיֽוֹן׃

Both low and high, rich and poor together.

3 פִּי יְדַבֵּר חׇכְמוֹת וְהָגוּת לִבִּי תְבוּנֽוֹת׃

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

4 אַטֶּה לְמָשָׁל אׇזְנִי אֶפְתַּח בְּכִנּוֹר חִידָתִֽי׃

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

5 לָמָּה אִירָא בִּימֵי רָע עֲוֺן עֲקֵבַי יְסוּבֵּֽנִי׃

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

6 הַבֹּטְחִים עַל־חֵילָם וּבְרֹב עׇשְׁרָם יִתְהַלָּֽלוּ׃

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

7 אָח לֹא־פָדֹה יִפְדֶּה אִישׁ לֹא־יִתֵּן לֵאלֹהִים כׇּפְרֽוֹ׃

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

8 וְיֵקַר פִּדְיוֹן נַפְשָׁם וְחָדַל לְעוֹלָֽם׃

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

9 וִיחִי־עוֹד לָנֶצַח לֹא יִרְאֶה הַשָּֽׁחַת׃

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

10 כִּי יִרְאֶה ׀ חֲכָמִים יָמוּתוּ יַחַד כְּסִיל וָבַעַר יֹאבֵדוּ וְעָזְבוּ לַאֲחֵרִים חֵילָֽם׃

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

11 קִרְבָּם בָּתֵּימוֹ ׀ לְֽעוֹלָם מִשְׁכְּנֹתָם לְדוֹר וָדֹר קָרְאוּ בִשְׁמוֹתָם עֲלֵי אֲדָמֽוֹת׃

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.

12 וְאָדָם בִּיקָר בַּל־יָלִין נִמְשַׁל כַּבְּהֵמוֹת נִדְמֽוּ׃

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

13 זֶה דַרְכָּם כֵּסֶל לָמוֹ וְאַחֲרֵיהֶם ׀ בְּפִיהֶם יִרְצוּ סֶֽלָה׃

This their way [is] their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. (Selah)

14 כַּצֹּאן ׀ לִשְׁאוֹל שַׁתּוּ מָוֶת יִרְעֵם וַיִּרְדּוּ בָם יְשָׁרִים ׀ לַבֹּקֶר (וצירם) [וְצוּרָם] לְבַלּוֹת שְׁאוֹל מִזְּבֻל לֽוֹ׃ (Sheol h7585)

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. (Sheol h7585)

15 אַךְ־אֱלֹהִים יִפְדֶּה נַפְשִׁי מִֽיַּד־שְׁאוֹל כִּי יִקָּחֵנִי סֶֽלָה׃ (Sheol h7585)

But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)

16 אַל־תִּירָא כִּֽי־יַעֲשִׁר אִישׁ כִּי־יִרְבֶּה כְּבוֹד בֵּיתֽוֹ׃

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

17 כִּי לֹא בְמוֹתוֹ יִקַּח הַכֹּל לֹֽא־יֵרֵד אַחֲרָיו כְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃

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

18 כִּֽי־נַפְשׁוֹ בְּחַיָּיו יְבָרֵךְ וְיוֹדֻךָ כִּי־תֵיטִיב לָֽךְ׃

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

19 תָּבוֹא עַד־דּוֹר אֲבוֹתָיו עַד־נֵצַח לֹא יִרְאוּ־אֽוֹר׃

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

20 אָדָם בִּיקָר וְלֹא יָבִין נִמְשַׁל כַּבְּהֵמוֹת נִדְמֽוּ׃

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