NET Bible
"(the ransom price for a human life is too high, and people go to their final destiny),"
— Psalms 49:8, NET Bible
“(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,”
“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 be afraid in times of trouble, when the sinful deeds of deceptive men threaten to overwhelm me?
They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
Certainly a man cannot rescue his brother; he cannot pay God an adequate ransom price
(the ransom price for a human life is too high, and people go to their final destiny),
so that he might continue to live forever and not experience death.
Surely one sees that even wise people die; fools and spiritually insensitive people all pass away and leave their wealth to others.
Their grave becomes their permanent residence, their eternal dwelling place. They name their lands after themselves,