Psalms 49:5-12

The Folly of Trusting in Riches

Psalms 49:5-12
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Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, When iniquity at my heels compasseth me about?
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They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
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None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him
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(For the redemption of their life is costly, And it faileth for ever),
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That he should still live alway, That he should not see corruption.
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For he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to others.
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Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, Andtheir dwelling-places to all generations; They call their lands after their own names.
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But man being in honor abideth not: He is like the beasts that perish.
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