Psalm 49:11-13

The Voice

¹¹Although they wish to dwell in fine houses forever,
    their graves are their real resting places.
    Their homes are for all future generations,
    yet for a while they have named lands after themselves.
¹²[No one, regardless of how rich or important, can live forever;
    he is]^[a] just like the animals that perish and decay.

¹³This is the destiny of those foolish souls who have faith only in themselves;
this will be the end of those happy to follow in their ways.

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Footnotes

49:12 Greek manuscripts read, “Anyone who is rich without understanding.”
49:13 Literally, selah, likely a musical direction from a Hebrew root meaning “to lift up”