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in order to live forever and never see the pit.

10 Indeed, one can see that wise people die,
    that foolish and stupid people meet the same end.
        They leave their riches to others.
11 Although they named their lands after themselves,
    their graves[a] have become their homes for ages to come,
        their dwelling places throughout every generation.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 49:11 Greek, Syriac, Targum; Masoretic Text “their insides.”

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