Psalm 49:19–20
Psalm 49:19–20 — English Standard Version (ESV)
19 his soul will go to the generation of his fathers,
who will never again see light.
20 Man in his pomp yet without understanding is like the beasts that perish.
Psalm 49:19–20 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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.
Psalm 49:19–20 — New Living Translation (NLT)
19 But they will die like all before them
and never again see the light of day.
20 People who boast of their wealth don’t understand;
they will die, just like animals.
Psalm 49:19–20 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers;
They shall never see light.
20 A man who is in honor, yet does not understand,
Is like the beasts that perish.
Psalm 49:19–20 — New Century Version (NCV)
19 they will go to where their ancestors are.
They will never see light again.
20 Rich people with no understanding
are just like animals that die.
Psalm 49:19–20 — American Standard Version (ASV)
19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers;
They shall never see the light.
20 Man that is in honor, and understandeth not,
Is like the beasts that perish.
Psalm 49:19–20 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
19 It 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.
Psalm 49:19–20 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
19 he must join the generation of his ancestors,
who will never see light ⸤again⸥.
20 Mortals, with what they treasure, still don’t have understanding.
They are like animals that die.
Psalm 49:19–20 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
19 he will go to the generation of his fathers;
they will never see the light.
20 A man with valuable possessions
but without understanding
is like the animals that perish.
Psalm 49:19–20 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
19 they will go to the company of their ancestors,
who will never again see the light.
20 Mortals cannot abide in their pomp;
they are like the animals that perish.
Psalm 49:19–20 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
19 it will go to the generation of his fathers.
Never will they see light.
20 Humankind in its pomp, but does not understand,
is like the beasts that perish.
Psalm 49:19–20 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
19 But he will die, like his people of long ago.
He will never again see the light that leads to life.
20 People who have riches but don’t understand
are like the animals. They die.
Psalm 49:19–20 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers;
They will never see the light.
20 Man in his pomp, yet without understanding,
Is like the beasts that perish.