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11 Their [a](A)inner thought is that their houses (B)are forever
And their dwelling places [b]from generation to generation;
They have (C)called their lands after their own names.
12 But (D)man in his honor will not endure;
He is like the animals that [c]perish.

13 This is the (E)way of those who are foolish,
And of those after them who (F)are pleased [d]with their words. [e]Selah.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 49:11 Some versions graves are their houses
  2. Psalm 49:11 Lit to
  3. Psalm 49:12 Lit are destroyed
  4. Psalm 49:13 Lit in their mouths
  5. Psalm 49:13 Selah may mean Pause, Crescendo, Musical Interlude