Psalms 49:6-13

Thomson(i) 6 Some put confidence in their power: and some boast of the abundance of their wealth. 7 A brother is not redeemed. Is a man to redeem himself? 8 He cannot give to God an atonement for himself; and the price for the redemption of his life: 9 Though he laboured for the age that he may live to the end. Shall he therefore not see corruption? 10 When he seeth the wise dying; together the foolish and senseless shall perish. And they shall leave their wealth to others, 11 [a] But their graves shall be their houses forever; their dwelling places to all generations. On these parcels of earth, they have put their names, 12 [b] When a man, who is in honour, hath not understanding: he hath been compared to the brute beasts and is like them; 13 this very way of theirs was to them a stumbling block; and after this shall it with their mouth be praised?