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they are doomed to die like sheep, and Death will be their shepherd. The righteous will triumph over them, as their bodies quickly decay in the world of the dead far from their homes.
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But God will rescue me; he will save me from the power of death.
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Don't be upset when someone becomes rich, when his wealth grows even greater;
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he cannot take it with him when he dies; his wealth will not go with him to the grave.
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Even if someone is satisfied with this life and is praised because he is successful,
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he will join all his ancestors in death, where the darkness lasts forever.
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Our greatness cannot keep us from death; we will still die like the animals.
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.