| 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. |
| 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. |
