Psalms 48:4-14

⁴My mouth shall speak of wisdom; And the meditation of my heart shall bring forth understanding.

⁵I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my riddle on the harp.

⁶Wherefore should I fear in the evil day? The iniquity of my heel shall compass me.

⁷They that trust in their strength, And boast themselves in the multitude of their wealth—

⁸A brother does not redeem, shall a man redeem? He shall not give to God a ransom for himself,

⁹Or the price of the redemption of his soul, Though he labor forever,

¹⁰and live to the end, So that he should not see corruption.

¹¹When he shall see wise men dying, The fool and the senseless one shall perish together; And they shall leave their wealth to strangers.

¹²And their sepulchers are their houses forever, Even their tabernacles to all generations: They have called their lands after their own names.

¹³And man being in honor, understands not: He is compared to the senseless cattle, and is like to them.

¹⁴This their way is an offense to them: Yet afterward men will commend their sayings. Pause.