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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 49, Verse 17

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16
Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
King James Version
For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
American Standard Version
For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; His glory shall not descend after him.
New English Translation
For he will take nothing with him when he dies; his wealth will not follow him down into the grave.
World English Bible
For when he dies 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.
7
Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I [am] God, [even] thy God.