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For he seeth that wise men die; all alike, the fool and the brutish perish, and they leave their wealth to others.
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Their inward thought is, that their houses are for ever, their dwelling-places from generation to generation: they call the lands after their own names.
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Nevertheless, man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
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This their way is their folly, yet they that come after them delight in their sayings. Selah.
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Like sheep are they laid in Sheol: Death feedeth on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their comeliness shall be for Sheol to consume, that there be no habitation for them.
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But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol: for he will receive me. Selah.
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Be not afraid when a man becometh rich, when the glory of his house is increased:
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For when he dieth, he shall carry nothing away; his glory shall not descend after him.
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Though he blessed his soul in his lifetime, -- and men will praise thee when thou doest well to thyself, --
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It shall go to the generation of his fathers: they shall never see light.
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Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.