American Standard Version
"(For the redemption of their life is costly, And it faileth for ever), "
— Psalms 49:8, American Standard Version
“(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)”
“For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough,”
“(the ransom price for a human life is too high, and people go to their final destiny),”
“I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices: and thy burnt offerings are always in my sight.”
“(Because it takes a great price to keep his soul from death, and man is not able to give it.)”
“(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)”
Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, When iniquity at my heels compasseth me about?
They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
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.