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That he should (A)live on eternally,
That he should not (B)see [a]corruption.

10 For he sees that even (C)wise men die;
The [b](D)fool and the senseless alike perish
And (E)leave their wealth to others.
11 Their [c](F)inner thought is that their houses (G)are forever
And their dwelling places [d]from generation to generation;
They have (H)called their lands after their own names.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 49:9 Or the pit
  2. Psalm 49:10 One who fails in wisdom due to willful sin
  3. Psalm 49:11 Some versions graves are their houses
  4. Psalm 49:11 Lit to