Psalmorum 49
1 Psalmus David, in finem, filiis Core. Audite haec omnes Gentes: auribus percipite omnes, qui habitatis orbem:
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,
2 Quique terrigenae, et filii hominum: simul in unum dives et pauper.
both low and high, rich and poor alike.
3 Os meum loquetur sapientiam: et meditatio cordis mei prudentiam.
My mouth will impart wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will bring understanding.
4 Inclinabo in parabolam aurem meam: aperiam in psalterio propositionem meam.
I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:
5 Cur timebo in die mala? iniquitas calcanei mei circumdabit me:
Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me?
6 Qui confidunt in virtute sua: et in multitudine divitiarum suarum gloriantur.
They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
7 Frater non redimit, redimet homo: non dabit Deo placationem suam.
No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.
8 Et pretium redemptionis animae suae: et laborabit in aeternum,
For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice,
9 et vivet adhuc in finem.
that he should live on forever and not see decay.
10 Non videbit interitum, cum viderit sapientes morientes: simul insipiens, et stultus peribunt. Et relinquent alienis divitias suas:
For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.
11 et sepulchra eorum domus illorum in aeternum. Tabernacula eorum in progenie, et progenie: vocaverunt nomina sua in terris suis.
Their graves are their eternal homes— their dwellings for endless generations— even though their lands were their namesakes.
12 Et homo, cum in honore esset, non intellexit: comparatus est iumentis insipientibus, et similis factus est illis.
But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.
13 Haec via illorum scandalum ipsis: et postea in ore suo complacebunt.
This is the fate of the self-confident and their followers who endorse their sayings.
14 Sicut oves in inferno positi sunt: mors depascet eos. Et dominabuntur eorum iusti in matutino: et auxilium eorum veterascet in inferno a gloria eorum. (Sheol h7585)
Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode. (Sheol h7585)
But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. (Sheol h7585)
16 Ne timueris cum dives factus fuerit homo: et cum multiplicata fuerit gloria domus eius.
Do not be amazed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.
17 Quoniam cum interierit, non sumet omnia: neque descendet cum eo gloria eius.
For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.
18 Quia anima eius in vita ipsius benedicetur: confitebitur tibi cum benefeceris ei.
Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul— and men praise you when you prosper—
19 Introibit usque in progenies patrum suorum: et usque in aeternum non videbit lumen.
he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of day.
20 Homo, cum in honore esset, non intellexit: comparatus est iumentis insipientibus, et similis factus est illis.
A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.
