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		Ps 49:1 Hear this, all peoples; Listen carefully, all inhabitants of the world,
		Ps 49:2 Both low and high, Rich and poor together:
		Ps 49:3 My mouth will speak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart will be understanding.
		Ps 49:4 I will incline my ear and consent to a proverb; On the lyre I will unfold my riddle.
		Ps 49:5 ¶ Why should I fear in the days of evil, When the wickedness of those who would betray me surrounds me [on every side],
		Ps 49:6 Even those who trust in and rely on their wealth And boast of the abundance of their riches?
		Ps 49:7 None of them can by any means redeem [either himself or] his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him--
		Ps 49:8 For the ransom of his soul is too costly, And he should cease trying forever--
		Ps 49:9 So that he should live on eternally, That he should never see the pit (grave) and undergo decay.
		Ps 49:10 ¶ For he sees that even wise men die; The fool and the stupid alike perish And leave their wealth to others. [Eccl 2:12-16]
		Ps 49:11 Their inward thought is that their houses will continue forever, And their dwelling places to all generations; They have named their lands after their own names [ignoring God].
		Ps 49:12 But man, with all his [self] honor and pomp, will not endure; He is like the beasts that perish.
		Ps 49:13 ¶ This is the fate of those who are foolishly confident, And of those after them who approve [and are influenced by] their words. Selah.
		Ps 49:14 Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead); Death will be their shepherd; And the upright shall rule over them in the morning, And their form and beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, So that they have no dwelling [on earth].
		Ps 49:15 But God will redeem my life from the power of Sheol, For He will receive me. Selah.
		Ps 49:16 ¶ Be not afraid when [an ungodly] man becomes rich, When the wealth and glory of his house are increased;
		Ps 49:17 For when he dies he will carry nothing away; His glory will not descend after him.
		Ps 49:18 Though while he lives he counts himself happy and prosperous-- And though people praise you when you do well for yourself--
		Ps 49:19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never again see the light.
		Ps 49:20 A man [who is held] in honor, Yet who lacks [spiritual] understanding and a teachable heart, is like the beasts that perish. A Psalm of Asaph<SS>

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