Psalms 49:11-19

¹¹Those wise people once had houses on land that they owned, but now their graves are their homes forever, the place where they will stay for all time!

¹²Even if people are great, that cannot prevent them from dying; all people die, the same as animals do.

¹³That is what happens to those who foolishly trust in what they have accomplished, to those who are delighted in all that they possess.

¹⁴They are certain to die just like sheep, when a shepherd leads them away to be slaughtered. PRS, MET In the morning righteous people will rule over them, and then those wealthy people will die and their bodies will quickly decay in their graves; they will be where dead people are, far from their homes.

¹⁵But it is certain that God will rescue me so that I am not kept in the place of the dead.

¹⁶So, do not be dismayed when someone becomes rich and the houses where they live become more and more luxurious,

¹⁷because when he dies, he will take nothing with him; his wealth will not go with him.

¹⁸While a rich person is alive, he congratulates himself, and people praise him for being successful,

¹⁹but he will die, joining his ancestors, who will never see daylight again.