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But 1man in his pomp will not endure; He is like the beasts that perish.
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This is the 2way of those who are foolish, And of those after them who 3approve their words. Selah.
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As sheep they are appointed4for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; And the 5upright shall rule over them in the morning, And their form shall be for Sheol6to consumeSo that they have nohabitation.
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But God will 7redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, For 8He will receive me. Selah.
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Do not be afraid9when a manbecomesrich, When the glory of his house is increased;
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For when he dies he will 10carrynothing* away; His glory will not descendafter him.
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Though while he lives he 11congratulateshimself - And though men praise you when you dowell for yourself-
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He shall 12go to the generation of his fathers; They will never**see13the light.
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14Man in his pomp, yet withoutunderstanding, Is 15like the beasts that perish.
To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Aben Ezra says this psalm is a very excellent one, since in it is explained the Light of the world to come, and of the rational and immortal soul; and Kimchi is of opinion that it respects both this world and that which is to come: and indeed it treats of the vanity of trusting in riches: of the insufficiency of them for the redemption of the soul; of the short continuance of worldly honour and substance; of the certainty of death, and of the resurrection of the dead. And the design of it is to expose the folly of trusting in uncertain riches, and to comfort the people of God under the want of them.