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Psalm 49
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[For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.] Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all who live in this world, SCode Psa 42:1 Psa 78:1 Isa 1:2 Mic 1:2
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both low and high, rich and poor alike: SCode Psa 62:9
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My mouth will speak words of wisdom; the meditation of my heart will give you understanding. SCode Pro 9:1 Pro 1:20
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I will turn my ear to a proverb; with the harp I will expound my riddle: SCode Num 12:8 Psa 78:2 Pro 1:6 Mt 13:35
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Why should I fear when evil days come, when wicked deceivers surround me - SCode Psa 37:1 Psa 94:13
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those who trust in their wealth and boast of their great riches? SCode Job 31:24 Psa 52:7 Pro 11:28 Mk 10:24~25
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No one can redeem the life of another or give to God a ransom for them - SCode Job 33:24 Mt 25:9 Mt 16:26
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the ransom for a life is costly, no payment is ever enough - SCode Job 36:18~19
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so that they should live on forever and not see decay. SCode Psa 16:10 Psa 89:48
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For all can see that the wise die, that the foolish and the senseless also perish, leaving their wealth to others. SCode Psa 92:6 Psa 94:8 Psa 73:22 Pro 30:2 Ecc 2:16
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Their tombs will remain their houses forever, their dwellings for endless generations, though they had named lands after themselves. SCode Gen 4:17 Psa 10:6 Psa 64:6 Psa 5:9
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People, despite their wealth, do not endure; they are like the beasts that perish. SCode Psa 39:5~6 Psa 82:7 Psa 49:20 Ecc 3:19
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This is the fate of those who trust in themselves, and of their followers, who approve their sayings. SCode
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They are like sheep and are destined to die; death will be their shepherd (but the upright will prevail over them in the morning). Their forms will decay in the grave, far from their princely mansions. SCode Job 24:19~20 Psa 39:11 Dan 7:22 Mal 4:3 Lk 22:30 1Cor 6:2 Rev 20:4 Rev 2:26
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But God will redeem me from the realm of the dead; he will surely take me to himself. SCode Gen 5:24 Psa 16:11 Psa 17:15 Psa 73:24 Dan 12:2 Hos 13:14
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Do not be overawed when others grow rich, when the splendor of their houses increases;
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for they will take nothing with them when they die, their splendor will not descend with them. SCode Job 27:19 1Tim 6:7
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Though while they live they count themselves blessed - and people praise you when you prosper - SCode Deu 29:19 Psa 36:2 Psa 10:3 Lk 12:19~20
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they will join those who have gone before them, who will never again see the light of life. SCode Gen 15:15 Job 33:30 Psa 56:13
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People who have wealth but lack understanding are like the beasts that perish. SCode Psa 49:12
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