Psalms 49:6-12

Rotherham(i) 6 As for them who are trusting in their wealth,––And, in the abundance of their riches, do boast themselves, 7 A brother, can none of them, redeem, he cannot give unto God a ransom for himself: 8 So costly, is the redemption of their soul, That it faileth unto times age–abiding; 9 That he should, yet, live on, continually, Should not see corruption. 10 For it is seen that, the wise, die, Together with the dullard, and the brutish, do they perish, And leave, to others, their wealth: 11 Their, inward thought, is that their houses are for times age–abiding, Their habitations, for generation after generation,––They give their own names unto lands! 12 But, a son of earth, though wealthy, cannot tarry, He hath made himself a by–word––Beasts, they resemble: