Psalms 49 : 1 (NCV)
Listen to this, all you nations; listen, all you who live on earth.
Psalms 49 : 2 (NCV)
Listen, both great and small, rich and poor together.
Psalms 49 : 3 (NCV)
What I say is wise, and my heart speaks with understanding.
Psalms 49 : 4 (NCV)
I will pay attention to a wise saying; I will explain my riddle on the harp.
Psalms 49 : 5 (NCV)
Why should I be afraid of bad days? Why should I fear when evil men surround me?
Psalms 49 : 6 (NCV)
They trust in their money and brag about their riches.
Psalms 49 : 7 (NCV)
No one can buy back the life of another. No one can pay God for his own life,
Psalms 49 : 8 (NCV)
because the price of a life is high. No payment is ever enough.
Psalms 49 : 9 (NCV)
Do people live forever? Don't they all face death?
Psalms 49 : 10 (NCV)
See, even wise people die. Fools and stupid people also die and leave their wealth to others.
Psalms 49 : 11 (NCV)
Their graves will always be their homes. They will live there from now on, even though they named places after themselves.
Psalms 49 : 12 (NCV)
Even rich people do not live forever; like the animals, people die.
Psalms 49 : 13 (NCV)
This is what will happen to those who trust in themselves and to their followers who believe them. Selah
Psalms 49 : 14 (NCV)
Like sheep, they must die, and death will be their shepherd. Honest people will rule over them in the morning, and their bodies will rot in a grave far from home.
Psalms 49 : 15 (NCV)
But God will save my life and will take me from the grave.Selah
Psalms 49 : 16 (NCV)
Don't be afraid of rich people because their houses are more beautiful.
Psalms 49 : 17 (NCV)
They don't take anything to the grave; their wealth won't go down with them.
Psalms 49 : 18 (NCV)
Even though they were praised when they were alive -- and people may praise you when you succeed --
Psalms 49 : 19 (NCV)
they will go to where their ancestors are. They will never see light again.
Psalms 49 : 20 (NCV)
Rich people with no understanding are just like animals that die. A psalm of Asaph.
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