Verse 11
Psalms 49:11
Free Bible Version
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But human beings, for all their fame, don't understand. They die, just like the animals.
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּ֤י יִרְאֶ֨ה חֲכָ֘מִ֤ים יָמ֗וּתוּ יַ֤חַד כְּסִ֣יל וָ/בַ֣עַר יֹאבֵ֑דוּ וְ/עָזְב֖וּ לַ/אֲחֵרִ֣ים חֵילָֽ/ם
English Translation
For the wise will see and die together; the fool and the brutish will perish, and they will leave their wealth to others.
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Chapter 49 Context
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For the music director. A psalm of the sons of Korah. Listen to this, everyone! Pay attention, peopl...
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whether you are highborn or lowborn, rich or poor!
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For what I say is wise, and my thinking is perceptive.
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I pay attention to wise sayings; I answer hard questions to a tune on the harp.
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Why should I be afraid when trouble comes, when evil enemies surround me?
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They trust in their wealth; they boast about their riches,
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but no one can pay to rescue another from death; no one can pay a ransom to God (Elohim).
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Redemption is beyond price; no one could ever pay enough
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Everyone knows that the wise die, those who are foolish and stupid too, leaving what they have to th...
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They think their homes will last forever, that where they live will continue for all generations.
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But human beings, for all their fame, don't understand. They die, just like the animals.
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This is the way of foolish people, yet those who come after them think they were clever! Selah.
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Like sheep they are destined for the grave. Death will be their shepherd. Those who live right will...
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But surely God (Elohim) will rescue me from the power of the grave; he will grab me back. Selah.
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Don't be disturbed when people become rich, filling their houses with possessions.
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For they won't take anything with them when they die; their wealth will not go down into the grave w...
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They congratulate themselves for all they possess—people always praise you when you do well—
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but their destiny is the same as their forefathers: they will never again see the light of day.
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Human beings, for all their fame, don't understand, and they die, just like the animals.
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