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Psalms 49 Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBDC)

The Foolishness of Trusting in Richeshebrew title: A psalm by the clan of Korah.

1. Hear this, everyone!Listen, all people everywhere,

2. great and small alike,rich and poor together.

3. My thoughts will be clear;I will speak words of wisdom.

4. I will turn my attention to proverbsand explain their meaning as I play the harp.

5. I am not afraid in times of dangerwhen I am surrounded by enemies,

6. by evil people who trust in their richesand boast of their great wealth.

7. A person can never redeem himself;he cannot pay God the price for his life,

8. because the payment for a human life is too great.What he could pay would never be enough

9. to keep him from the grave,to let him live for ever.

10. Anyone can see that even the wise die,as well as the foolish and stupid.They all leave their riches to their descendants.

11. Their graves are their homes for ever;there they stay for all time,though they once had lands of their own.

12. No one's greatness can save him from death;he will still die like the animals.

13. See what happens to those who trust in themselves,the fate of those who are satisfied with their wealth —

14. they are doomed to die like sheep,and Death will be their shepherd.The righteous will triumph over them,as their bodies quickly decayin the world of the dead far from their homes.

15. But God will rescue me;he will save me from the power of death.

16. Don't be upset when someone becomes rich,when his wealth grows even greater;

17. he cannot take it with him when he dies;his wealth will not go with him to the grave.

18. Even if he is satisfied with this lifeand is praised because he is successful,

19. he will join all his ancestors in death,where the darkness lasts for ever.

20. His greatness cannot save him from death;he will still die like the animals.