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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 49, Verse 16

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15
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
King James Version
Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
American Standard Version
Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, When the glory of his house is increased.
New English Translation
Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich and his wealth multiplies!
World English Bible
Don't be afraid when a man is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased.
17
For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
18
Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and [men] will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
19
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
20
Man [that is] in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts [that] perish.
1
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.
2
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.
3
Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence: a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him.
4
He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.
5
Gather my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.
6
And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God [is] judge himself. Selah.