Psalms 49:5-13

⁵Why should I fear in the days of adversity, When the iniquity of my adversaries encompasseth me;

⁶They who trust in their riches, And glory in the greatness of their wealth?

⁷No one can redeem his brother from death, Nor give a ransom for him to God,

⁸That he should live to eternity, And not see the pit.

⁹Too costly is the redemption of his life, And he giveth it up for ever.

¹⁰For he seeth that wise men die, As well as the foolish and the ignorant; They perish alike, And leave their wealth to others.

¹¹They imagine that their houses will endure for ever, And their dwelling-places from generation to generation: Men celebrate their names on the earth.

¹²Yet man, who is in honor, abideth not; He is like the beasts that perish.

¹³Such is the way which is their confidence! And they who come after them approve their maxims. Pause.