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that he should continue to live on for ever, and never see the Pit.
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Yea, he shall see that even the wise die, the fool and the stupid alike must perish and leave their wealth to others.
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Their graves are their homes for ever, their dwelling places to all generations, though they named lands their own.
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Man cannot abide in his pomp, he is like the beasts that perish.
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This is the fate of those who have foolish confidence, the end of those who are pleased with their portion. [Selah]
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Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; straight to the grave they descend, and their form shall waste away; Sheol shall be their home.
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But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. [Selah]
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Be not afraid when one becomes rich, when the glory of his house increases.
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For when he dies he will carry nothing away; his glory will not go down after him.
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Though, while he lives, he counts himself happy, and though a man gets praise when he does well for himself,
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he will go to the generation of his fathers, who will never more see the light.