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74 lines
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Psalm 49Misplaced Trust in Wealth
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1. Hear this, all you peoples;
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listen, all who inhabit the world,
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2. both low and high,
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rich and poor together.
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3. My mouth speaks wisdom;
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my heart's meditation brings understanding.
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4. I turn my ear to a proverb;
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I explain my riddle with a lyre.
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5. Why should I fear in times of trouble?
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The iniquity of my foes surrounds me.
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6. They trust in their wealth
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and boast of their abundant riches.
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7. Yet these cannot redeem a person
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or pay his ransom to God--
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8. since the price of redeeming him is too costly,
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one should forever stop trying--
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9. so that he may live forever
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and not see the Pit.
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10. For one can see that the wise die;
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the foolish and stupid also pass away.
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Then they leave their wealth to others.
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11. Their graves are their permanent homes,
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their dwellings from generation to generation,
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though they have named estates after themselves.
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12. But despite his assets, mankind will not last;
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he is like the animals that perish.
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13. This is the way of those who are arrogant,
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and of their followers,
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who approve of their words.Selah
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14. Like sheep they are headed for Sheol;
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Death will shepherd them.
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The upright will rule over them in the morning,
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and their form will waste away in Sheol,
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far from their lofty abode.
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15. But God will redeem me
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from the power of Sheol,
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for he will take me.Selah
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16. Do not be afraid when a person gets rich,
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when the wealth of his house increases.
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17. For when he dies, he will take nothing at all;
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his wealth will not follow him down.
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18. Though he blesses himself during his lifetime--
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and you are acclaimed when you do well for yourself--
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19. he will go to the generation of his ancestors;
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they will never see the light.
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20. Mankind, with his assets
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but without understanding,
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is like the animals that perish.
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