Verse 12
Psalms 49:12
American Standard Version
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But man [being] in honor abideth not: He is like the beasts that perish.
Original Language Text
hebrew
קִרְבָּ֤/ם בָּתֵּ֨י/מוֹ לְֽ/עוֹלָ֗ם מִ֭שְׁכְּנֹתָ/ם לְ/דֹ֣ר וָ/דֹ֑ר קָֽרְא֥וּ בִ֝/שְׁמוֹתָ֗/ם עֲלֵ֣י אֲדָמֽוֹת
English Translation
In the houses of your dwelling place for ever, your dwellings from generation to generation are called by your names upon the lands.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 49 Context
1
Hear this, all ye peoples; Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world,
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Both low and high, Rich and poor together.
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3
My mouth shall speak wisdom; And the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
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I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
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Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, When iniquity at my heels compasseth me about?
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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 (Elohim) a ransom for him;
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(For the redemption of their life is costly, And it faileth for ever;)
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That he should still live alway, That he should not see corruption.
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For he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to...
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Their inward thought is, [that] their houses [shall continue] for ever, [And] their dwelling-p...
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12
But man [being] in honor abideth not: He is like the beasts that perish.
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This their way is their folly: Yet after them men approve their sayings. Selah
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14
They are appointed as a flock for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright shall have d...
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15
But God (Elohim) will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol; For he will receive me. Selah
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16
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 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 the light.
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Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, Is like the beasts that perish. Psalm 50 A P...
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