ASV_Strong : Psalms 49
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2. Both low[H1121] and high[H1121], Rich[H6223] and poor[H34] together[H3162].
3. My mouth[H6310] shall speak[H1696] wisdom[H2454]; And the meditation[H1900] of my heart[H3820] shall be of understanding[H8394].
4. I will incline[H5186] mine ear[H241] to a parable[H4912]: I will open[H6605] my dark saying[H2420] upon the harp[H3658].
5. Wherefore should I fear[H3372] in the days[H3117] of evil[H7451], When iniquity[H5771] at my heels[H6120] compasseth me about[H5437]?
6. They that trust[H982] in their wealth[H2428], And boast[H1984] themselves in the multitude[H7230] of their riches[H6239];
7. None of them can[H376] by any means[H6299] redeem[H6299] his brother[H251], Nor give[H5414] to God[H430] a ransom for him[H3724];
8. (For the redemption[H6306] of their life[H5315] is costly[H3365], And it faileth[H2308] for ever[H5769]😉
9. That he should still live[H2421] alway[H5331], That he should not see[H7200] corruption[H7845].
10. For he shall see[H7200] it[H2450]. Wise men die[H4191]; The fool[H3684] and the brutish[H1198] alike[H3162] perish[H6], And leave[H5800] their wealth[H2428] to others[H312].
11. Their inward[H7130] thought is[H1004], that their houses shall continue for ever[H5769], And their dwelling-places[H4908] to all[H1755] generations[H1755]; They call[H7121] their lands[H127] after their own names[H8034].
12. But man[H120] being in honor[H3366] abideth[H3885] not[H4911]: He is like the beasts[H929] that perish[H1820].
13. This their way[H1870] is their folly[H3689]: Yet after them[H310] men approve[H7521] their sayings[H6310]. [H5542][[Selah
14. They are appointed[H8371] as a flock[H6629] for Sheol[H7585]; Death[H4194] shall be their shepherd[H7462]; And the upright[H3477] shall have dominion[H7287] over them in the morning[H1242]; And their beauty[H6697] shall be for Sheol[H7585] to consume[H1086], That there be no habitation for it[H2073].
15. But God[H430] will redeem[H6299] my soul[H5315] from the power[H3027] of Sheol[H7585]; For he will receive[H3947] me[H5542]. [[Selah
16. Be not thou afraid[H3372] when one[H376] is made rich[H6238], When the glory[H3519] of his house[H1004] is increased[H7235].
17. For when he dieth[H4194] he shall carry nothing away[H3947]; His glory[H3519] shall not descend[H3381] after him[H310].
18. Though while he lived[H2416] he blessed[H1288] his soul[H5315] (And men praise[H3034] thee[H3190], when thou doest well to thyself,)
19. He shall go[H935] to the generation[H1755] of his fathers[H1]; They shall never[H3808] see[H7200] the light[H216].
20. Man[H120] that is in honor[H3366], and understandeth[H995] not[H4911], Is like the beasts[H929] that perish[H1820].
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