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World English Bible Classic

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah.

[1] Hear this, all you peoples.
Listen, all you inhabitants of the world,
[2] both low and high,
rich and poor together.
[3] My mouth will speak words of wisdom.
My heart will utter understanding.
[4] I will incline my ear to a proverb.
I will solve my riddle on the harp.
[5] Why should I fear in the days of evil,
when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?
[6] Those who trust in their wealth,
and boast in the multitude of their riches—
[7] none of them can by any means redeem his brother,
nor give God a ransom for him.
[8] For the redemption of their life is costly,
no payment is ever enough,
[9] that he should live on forever,
that he should not see corruption.
[10] For he sees that wise men die;
likewise the fool and the senseless perish,
and leave their wealth to others.
[11] Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever,
and their dwelling places to all generations.
They name their lands after themselves.
[12] But man, despite his riches, doesn’t endure.
He is like the animals that perish. [13] This is the destiny of those who are foolish,
and of those who approve their sayings.
Selah. [14] They are appointed as a flock for Sheol.ⓘ
Death shall be their shepherd.
The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning.
Their beauty shall decay in Sheol,ⓘ
far from their mansion.
[15] But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol,ⓘ
for he will receive me.
Selah. [16] Don’t be afraid when a man is made rich,
when the glory of his house is increased;
[17] for when he dies he will carry nothing away.
His glory won’t descend after him.
[18] Though while he lived he blessed his soul—
and men praise you when you do well for yourself—
[19] he shall go to the generation of his fathers.
They shall never see the light.
[20] A man who has riches without understanding,
is like the animals that perish.

Footnotes

  1. ⓘ 49:14a Sheol is the place of the dead.
  2. ⓘ 49:14b Sheol is the place of the dead.
  3. ⓘ 49:15 Sheol is the place of the dead.
King James Version

To the chief Musician, H5329 (PielPtc) A Psalm H4210 for the sons H1121 of Korah. H7141

[1] Hear H8085 (QalImpv) this, all ye people; H5971
Give ear, H238 (HiphImpv) all ye inhabitants H3427 (QalActPtc) of the world: H2465
[2] Both low H1121 and high, H1121
Rich H6223 and poor, H34 together. H3162
[3] My mouth H6310 shall speak H1696 (PielImpf) of wisdom; H2454
And the meditation H1900 of my heart H3820 shall be of understanding. H8394
[4] I will incline H5186 (HiphImpf) mine ear H241 to a parable: H4912
I will open H6605 (QalImpf) my dark saying H2420 upon the harp. H3658
[5] Wherefore should I fear H3372 (QalImpf) in the days H3117 of evil, H7451
When the iniquity H5771 of my heels H6120 shall compass H5437 (QalImpf) me about?
[6] They that trust H982 (QalActPtc) in their wealth, H2428
And boast H1984 (HithImpf) themselves in the multitude H7230 of their riches; H6239
[7] None of them can H376 by any means H6299 (QalInf) redeem H6299 (QalImpf) his brother, H251
Nor give H5414 (QalImpf) to God H430 a ransom H3724 for him:
[8] (For the redemption H6306 of their soul H5315 is precious, H3365 (QalImpf)
And it ceaseth H2308 (QalPerf) for ever:) H5769
[9] That he should still live H2421 (QalImpf) for ever, H5331
And not see H7200 (QalImpf) corruption. H7845
[10] For he seeth H7200 (QalImpf) that wise men H2450 die, H4191 (QalImpf)
Likewise H3162 the fool H3684 and the brutish person H1198 perish, H6 (QalImpf) and leave H5800 (QalPerf) their wealth H2428 to others. H312
[11] Their inward H7130 thought is, that their houses H1004 shall continue for ever, H5769
And their dwelling H4908 places to all H1755 generations; H1755§
They call H7121 (QalPerf) their lands H127 after their own names. H8034
[12] Nevertheless man H120 being in honour H3366 abideth H3885 (QalImpf) not:
He is like H4911 (NiphPerf) the beasts H929 that perish. H1820 (NiphPerf)
[13] This their way H1870 is their folly: H3689
Yet their posterity H310 approve H7521 (QalImpf) their sayings. H6310§ Selah. H5542
[14] Like sheep H6629 they are laid H8371 (QalPerf) in the grave; H7585 Death H4194 shall feed H7462 (QalImpf) on them; And the upright H3477 shall have dominion H7287 (QalImpf) over them in the morning; H1242
And their beauty H6697 (Qere)§ shall consume H1086 (PielInf) in the grave H7585 from their dwelling. H2073
[15] But God H430 will redeem H6299 (QalImpf) my soul H5315 from the power H3027§ of the grave: H7585§
For he shall receive H3947 (QalImpf) me. Selah. H5542
[16] Be not thou afraid H3372 (QalImpf) when one H376 is made rich, H6238 (HiphImpf)
When the glory H3519 of his house H1004 is increased; H7235 (QalImpf)
[17] For when he dieth H4194 he shall carry nothing away: H3947 (QalImpf)
His glory H3519 shall not descend H3381 (QalImpf) after H310 him.
[18] Though while he lived H2416 he blessed H1288 (PielImpf) his soul, H5315
And men will praise H3034 (HiphImpf) thee, when thou doest well H3190 (HiphImpf) to thyself.
[19] He shall go H935 (QalImpf)§ to the generation H1755 of his fathers; H1
They shall never H3808 see H7200 (QalImpf) light. H216
[20] Man H120 that is in honour, H3366 and understandeth H995 (QalImpf) not,
Is like H4911 (NiphPerf) the beasts H929 that perish. H1820 (NiphPerf)

Footnotes

  1. § 49:11 Heb. to generation and generation
  2. § 49:13 Heb. delight in their mouth
  3. § 49:14 Or, strength
  4. § 49:15a Heb. from the hand of the grave
  5. § 49:15b Or, hell
  6. § 49:19 Heb. the soul shall go
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