NASB
"For the redemption of his soul is costly, And he should cease trying forever--"
— Psalms 49:8, NASB
“(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)”
“(For the redemption of their life is costly, And it faileth 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:)”
Why should I fear in days of adversity, When the iniquity of my foes surrounds me,
Even those who trust in their wealth And boast in the abundance of their riches?
No man can by any means redeem his brother Or give to God a ransom for him--
For the redemption of his soul is costly, And he should cease trying forever--
That he should live on eternally, That he should not undergo decay.
For he sees that even wise men die; The stupid and the senseless alike perish And leave their wealth to others.
Their inner thought is that their houses are forever And their dwelling places to all generations; They have called their lands after their own names.