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Chapter 49 |
| 1 | Hear this, all
ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: |
| 2 | Both low and
high, rich and poor, together. |
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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; |
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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. |
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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.
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| 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. |
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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; |
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| For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory
shall not descend after him. |
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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.
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| 20 | Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that
perish. |
