Psalms 49:11-19

¹¹(49-12) 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.

¹²(49-13) But man abideth not in honour; he is like the beasts that perish.

¹³(49-14) This is the way of them that are foolish, and of those who after them approve their sayings. Selah

¹⁴(49-15) Like sheep they are appointed for the nether-world; death shall be their shepherd; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their form shall be for the nether-world to wear away, that there be no habitation for it.

¹⁵(49-16) But God will redeem my soul from the power of the nether-world; for He shall receive me. Selah

¹⁶(49-17) Be not thou afraid when one waxeth rich, when the wealth of his house is increased;

¹⁷(49-18) For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; his wealth shall not descend after him.

¹⁸(49-19) Though while he lived he blessed his soul: 'Men will praise thee, when thou shalt do well to thyself';

¹⁹(49-20) It shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see the light.