Psalms 49:10
“For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.”
(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
Counter-Arguments
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Related Verses
“Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.”
“For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.”
“Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.”
“Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.”
“For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.”