49: 2 Both 284low and high, Rich and poor together.
284Lit. sons of Adam and sons of man,
49: 3 My mouth shall speak wisdom; And the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
49: 4 I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
49: 5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, When 285iniquity at my heels compasseth me about?
285Or, the iniquity of them that would supplant me compasseth me about, 6 Even of them that trust in their wealth,
49: 6 They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
49: 7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God an atoning payment for him;
49: 8 (For the redemption of their soul is costly, And it faileth for ever;)
49: 9 That he should still live alway, That he should not see 286corruption.
286Or, the pit.
49: 10 For 287he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to others.
287Or, he seeth that wise men die;
49: 11 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.
49: 12 But man being in honor abideth not: He is like the beasts that perish.
49: 13 This 288their way is 289their folly: Yet after them men approve their sayings. [Selah
288Or, is the way of them that are foolish:
289Or, their confidence: And after them etc.
49: 14 They are appointed as a flock for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd: And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their 290form shall be for Sheol to consume, That there be no habitation for it.
290Or, beauty
49: 15 But God will redeem my soul from the 291power of Sheol; For he will receive me. [Selah
291Hb. hand of Sheol;
49: 16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, When the 292glory of his house is increased:
292Or, wealth
49: 17 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; His glory shall not descend after him.
49: 18 Though while he lived he blessed his soul, (And men praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself,)
49: 19 293He shall go to the generation of his fathers; 294They shall never see the light.
293Hb. Thou shalt go or, It shall go
294Or, Who never more see the light.
49: 20 Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, Is like the beasts that perish.
