49:1 Hear this, all ye peoples; Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world,
49:1 {For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.} Hear this, all peoples; Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,

49:2 Both low and high, Rich and poor together.
49:2 Both low and high, Rich and poor together.

49:3 My mouth shall speak wisdom; And the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
49:3 My mouth will speak wisdom; And the meditation of my heart [will be] understanding.

49:4 I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
49:4 I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle on the harp.

49:5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, When iniquity at my heels compasseth me about?
49:5 Why should I fear in days of adversity, When the iniquity of my foes surrounds me,

49:6 They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
49:6 Even those who trust in their wealth, And boast in the abundance of their riches?

49:7 None (of them) can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him;
49:7 No man can by any means redeem [his] brother, Or give to God a ransom for him--

49:8 (For the redemption of their life is costly, And it faileth for ever;)
49:8 For the redemption of his soul is costly, And he should cease [trying] forever--

49:9 That he should still live alway, That he should not see corruption.
49:9 That he should live on eternally; That he should not undergo decay.

49:10 For he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to others.
49:10 For he sees [that even] wise men die; The stupid and the senseless alike perish, And leave their wealth to others.

49:11 Their inward thought is, (that) their houses (shall continue) for ever, (And) their dwelling-places to all generations; They call their lands after their own names.
49:11 Their inner thought is, [that] their houses are forever, [And] their dwelling places to all generations; They have called their lands after their own names.

49:12 But man (being) in honor abideth not: He is like the beasts that perish.
49:12 But man in [his] pomp will not endure; He is like the beasts that perish.

49:13 This their way is their folly: Yet after them men approve their sayings. (Selah)
49:13 This is the way of those who are foolish, And of those after them who approve their words. Selah.

49:14 They are appointed as a flock for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, That there be no habitation for it.
49:14 As sheep they are appointed for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright shall rule over them in the morning; And their form shall be for Sheol to consume, So that they have no habitation.

49:15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol; For he will receive me. (Selah)
49:15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol; For He will receive me. Selah.

49:16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, When the glory of his house is increased.
49:16 Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich, When the glory of his house is increased;

49:17 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; His glory shall not descend after him.
49:17 For when he dies he will carry nothing away; His glory will not descend after him.

49:18 Though while he lived he blessed his soul (And men praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself,)
49:18 Though while he lives he congratulates himself-- And though [men] praise you when you do well for yourself--

49:19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see the light.
49:19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see the light.

49:20 Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, Is like the beasts that perish.
49:20 Man in [his] pomp, yet without understanding, Is like the beasts that perish.