American Standard Version
"For he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to others. "
— Psalms 49:10, American Standard Version
“For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.”
“For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others.”
“Surely one sees that even wise people die; fools and spiritually insensitive people all pass away and leave their wealth to others.”
“For all the beasts of the woods are mine: the cattle on the hills, and the oxen.”
“For he sees that wise men come to their end, and foolish persons of low behaviour come to destruction together, letting their wealth go to others.”
“For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.”
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him
(For the redemption of their life is costly, And it faileth for ever),
That he should still live alway, That he should not see corruption.
For he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to others.
Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, Andtheir dwelling-places to all generations; They call their lands after their own names.
But man being in honor abideth not: He is like the beasts that perish.
This their way is their folly: Yet after them men approve their sayings. [Selah