Psalm 49:13–20

13 This is the way of those who are arrogant,

and of their followers,

who approve of their words.E,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,F

far from their lofty abode.w

15 But God will redeem me

from the power of Sheol,

for he will take me.x

Selah

16 Do not be afraid when a person gets rich,

when the wealth* of his house increases.y

17 For when he dies, he will take nothing at all;

his wealth will not follow him down.z

18 Though he blesses himself during his lifetime—

and you are acclaimed when you do well for yourselfaa—

19 he will go to the generation of his ancestors;

they will never see the light.ab

20 Mankind, with his assets

but without understanding,

is like the animals that perish.ac