Salmos 49

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you{+} peoples; Give ear, all you{+} inhabitants of this world,

² Both sons of man and sons of a man Together, rich and poor.

³ My mouth will speak wisdom; And the meditation of my heart will be of understanding.

⁴ I will incline my ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying on the harp.

⁵ Why should I fear in the days of evil, When iniquity at my heels circles me about?

⁶ Those who trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

⁷ None [of them] can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him;

⁸ (For the redemption of their life is costly, And it fails forever;)

⁹ That he should still live always, That he should not see corruption.

¹⁰ For he will see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to others.

¹¹ Their graves are their houses forever, [And] their dwelling-places to all generations; [Even though] they call lands after their own names.

¹² But man [being] in honor does not reside: He is like the beasts that perish.

¹³ This way of theirs is their folly: Yet after them men approve their sayings. Selah.

¹⁴ They are appointed as a flock for Sheol; Death will be their shepherd; And the upright will have dominion over them in the morning; And their beauty will be for Sheol to consume, Far away from their lofty home.

¹⁵ But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol; For he will receive me. Selah.

¹⁶ Don't be afraid when one is made rich, When the glory of his house is increased.

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

¹⁸ Though while he lived he blessed his soul (And men praise you, when you do well to yourself,)

¹⁹ He will go to the generation of his fathers; They will never see the light.

²⁰ Man who is in honor, and does not understand, Is like the beasts that perish.