Catholic Public Domain Version
"I will not accept calves from your house, nor he-goats from your flocks. "
— Psalms 49:9, Catholic Public Domain Version
“That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.”
“That he should still live alway, That he should not see corruption. ”
“That he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption.”
“so that he might continue to live forever and not experience death.”
“I will not take calves out of thy house: nor he goats out of thy flocks.”
“So that he might have eternal life, and never see the underworld.”
“That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.”
And the heavens will announce his justice. For God is the judge.
Listen, my people, and I will speak. Listen, Israel, and I will testify for you. I am God, your God.
I will not reprove you for your sacrifices. Moreover, your holocausts are ever in my sight.
I will not accept calves from your house, nor he-goats from your flocks.
For all the wild beasts of the forest are mine: the cattle on the hills and the oxen.
I know all the flying things of the air, and the beauty of the field is with me.
If I should be hungry, I would not tell you: for the whole world is mine, and all its plentitude.