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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 49, Verse 13

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Nevertheless man [being] in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts [that] perish.
King James Version
This their way [is] their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
American Standard Version
This their way is their folly: Yet after them men approve their sayings. {{Selah
New English Translation
This is the destiny of fools, and of those who approve of their philosophy.(Selah)
World English Bible
This is the destiny of those who are foolish, and of those who approve their sayings. Selah.
14
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
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But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
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Be not thou afraid when one is made 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 while he lived he blessed his soul: and [men] will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
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He 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.
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A Psalm of Asaph. The mighty God, [even] the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.
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Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.
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Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.