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World English Bible

Psalm 49 (WEBP)

[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.

Psalm 49:14a Sheol is the place of the dead.
Psalm 49:14b Sheol is the place of the dead.
Psalm 49:15 Sheol is the place of the dead.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Psalm 49 (KJVS)

[1] Hear () this, all [ye] people; give ear, () all [ye] inhabitants () of the world:
[2] Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
[3] My mouth shall speak () of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart [shall be] of understanding.
[4] I will incline () mine ear to a parable: I will open () my dark saying upon the harp.
[5] Wherefore should I fear () in the days of evil, [when] the iniquity of my heels shall compass () me about?
[6] They that trust () in their wealth, and boast () themselves in the multitude of their riches;
[7] None [of them] can by any means () redeem () his brother, nor give () to God a ransom for him:
[8] (For the redemption of their soul [is] precious, () and it ceaseth () for ever: )
[9] That he should still live () for ever, [and] not see () corruption.
[10] For he seeth () [that] wise men die, () likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, () and leave () their wealth to others.
[11] 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] Nevertheless man [being] in honour abideth () not: he is like () the beasts [that] perish. ()
[13] This their way [is] their folly: yet their posterity approve () their sayings. Selah.
[14] Like sheep they are laid () in the grave; death shall feed () on them; and the upright shall have dominion () over them in the morning; and their beauty () shall consume () in the grave from their dwelling.
[15] But God will redeem () my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive () me. Selah.
[16] Be not thou afraid () when one is made rich, () when the glory of his house is increased; ()
[17] For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: () his glory shall not descend () after him.
[18] Though while he lived he blessed () his soul: and [men] will praise () thee, when thou doest well () to thyself.
[19] He shall go () to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see () light.
[20] Man [that is] in honour, and understandeth () not, is like () the beasts [that] perish. ()

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Psalm 49 (BYZ)

[1] [48:1] εις το τελος τοις υιοις κορε ψαλμος [48:2] ακουσατε ταυτα παντα τα εθνη ενωτισασθε παντες οι κατοικουντες την οικουμενην
[2] [48:3] οι τε γηγενεις και οι υιοι των ανθρωπων επι το αυτο πλουσιος και πενης
[3] [48:4] το στομα μου λαλησει σοφιαν και η μελετη της καρδιας μου συνεσιν
[4] [48:5] κλινω εις παραβολην το ους μου ανοιξω εν ψαλτηριω το προβλημα μου
[5] [48:6] ινα τι φοβουμαι εν ημερα πονηρα η ανομια της πτερνης μου κυκλωσει με
[6] [48:7] οι πεποιθοτες επι τη δυναμει αυτων και επι τω πληθει του πλουτου αυτων καυχωμενοι
[7] [48:8] αδελφος ου λυτρουται λυτρωσεται ανθρωπος ου δωσει τω θεω εξιλασμα αυτου
[8] [48:9] και την τιμην της λυτρωσεως της ψυχης αυτου
[9] [48:10] και εκοπασεν εις τον αιωνα και ζησεται εις τελος οτι ουκ οψεται καταφθοραν οταν ιδη σοφους αποθνησκοντας
[10] [48:11] επι το αυτο αφρων και ανους απολουνται και καταλειψουσιν αλλοτριοις τον πλουτον αυτων
[11] [48:12] και οι ταφοι αυτων οικιαι αυτων εις τον αιωνα σκηνωματα αυτων εις γενεαν και γενεαν επεκαλεσαντο τα ονοματα αυτων επι των γαιων αυτων
[12] [48:13] και ανθρωπος εν τιμη ων ου συνηκεν παρασυνεβληθη τοις κτηνεσιν τοις ανοητοις και ωμοιωθη αυτοις
[13] [48:14] αυτη η οδος αυτων σκανδαλον αυτοις και μετα ταυτα εν τω στοματι αυτων ευδοκησουσιν διαψαλμα
[14] [48:15] ως προβατα εν αδη εθεντο θανατος ποιμαινει αυτους και κατακυριευσουσιν αυτων οι ευθεις το πρωι και η βοηθεια αυτων παλαιωθησεται εν τω αδη εκ της δοξης αυτων
[15] [48:16] πλην ο θεος λυτρωσεται την ψυχην μου εκ χειρος αδου οταν λαμβανη με διαψαλμα
[16] [48:17] μη φοβου οταν πλουτηση ανθρωπος και οταν πληθυνθη η δοξα του οικου αυτου
[17] [48:18] οτι ουκ εν τω αποθνησκειν αυτον λημψεται τα παντα ουδε συγκαταβησεται αυτω η δοξα αυτου
[18] [48:19] οτι η ψυχη αυτου εν τη ζωη αυτου ευλογηθησεται εξομολογησεται σοι οταν αγαθυνης αυτω
[19] [48:20] εισελευσεται εως γενεας πατερων αυτου εως αιωνος ουκ οψεται φως
[20] [48:21] ανθρωπος εν τιμη ων ου συνηκεν παρασυνεβληθη τοις κτηνεσιν τοις ανοητοις και ωμοιωθη αυτοις