| Chapter 49 |
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To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: --
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Both low and high, rich and poor together. --
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My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding. --
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I will incline my ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp. --
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Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall encompass me? --
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They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; --
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None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: --
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(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:) --
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That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption. --
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For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. --
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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. --
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Nevertheless man being in honor abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish. --
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This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah. --
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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. --
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But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah. --
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Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased; --
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For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him. --
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Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself. --
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He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light. --
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Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish. --
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