Verse 5
Psalms 49:5
World English Bible, British Edition
5
Why should I fear in the days of evil,
when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?
Original Language Text
hebrew
אַטֶּ֣ה לְ/מָשָׁ֣ל אָזְנִ֑/י אֶפְתַּ֥ח בְּ֝/כִנּ֗וֹר חִידָתִֽ/י
English Translation
You, to/for a proverb, my ear; I will open with a lyre my riddle.
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Chapter 49 Context
1
Hear this, all you peoples.
Listen, all you inhabitants of the world,
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both low and high,
rich and poor together.
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3
My mouth will speak words of wisdom.
My heart will utter understanding.
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I will incline my ear to a proverb.
I will solve my riddle on the harp.
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Why should I fear in the days of evil,
when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?
6
Those who trust in their wealth,
and boast in the multitude of their riches—
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none of them can by any means redeem his brother,
nor give God (Elohim) a ransom for him.
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For the redemption of their life is costly,
no payment is ever enough,
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that he should live on forever,
that he should not see corruption.
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For he sees that wise men die;
likewise the fool and the senseless perish,
and leave their wealth to...
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Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever,
and their dwelling places to all gene...
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But man, despite his riches, doesn’t endure.
He is like the animals that perish.
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This is the destiny of those who are foolish,
and of those who approve their sayings.
Selah.
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14
They are appointed as a flock for Sheol.
Death shall be their shepherd.
The upright shall have domin...
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But God (Elohim) will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol,
for he will receive me.
Selah.
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16
Don’t be afraid when a man is made rich,
when the glory of his house is increased;
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for when he dies he will carry nothing away.
His glory won’t descend after him.
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18
Though while he lived he blessed his soul—
and men praise you when you do well for yourself—
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he shall go to the generation of his fathers.
They shall never see the light.
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A man who has riches without understanding,
is like the animals that perish.
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