8 since the price of redeeming him is too costly,

one should forever stop tryingD,o—

9 so that he may live forever

and not see the Pit.p

10 For one can see that the wise die;

the foolish and stupid also pass away.q

Then they leave their wealth to others.r

11 Their graves are their permanent homes,E

their dwellings from generation to generation,

though they have named estates after themselves.s

12 But despite his assets,F mankind will not last;

he is like the animals that perish.t

13 This is the way of those who are arrogant,

and of their followers,

who approve of their words.G,u

Selah

14 Like sheep they are headed for Sheol;

Death will shepherd them.

The upright will rule over them in the morning,v

and their form will waste away in Sheol,H

far from their lofty abode.w

15 But God will redeem me

from the power of Sheol,

for he will take me.x

Selah