Psalms 49

1Unto the end, a psalm for the sons of Core.

2Hear these things, all ye nations: give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world.

3All you that are earthborn, and you sons of men: both rich and poor together.

4My mouth shall speak wisdom: and the meditation of my heart understanding.

5I will incline my ear to a parable; I will open my proposition on the psaltery.

6Why shall I fear in the evil day? the iniquity of my heel shall encompass me.

7They that trust in their own strength, and glory in the multitude of their riches,

8No brother can redeem, nor shall man redeem: he shall not give to God his ransom,

9Nor the price of the redemption of his soul: and shall labour for ever,

10And shall still live unto the end.

11He shall not see destruction, when he shall see the wise dying: the senseless and the fool shall perish together: And they shall leave their riches to strangers:

12And their sepulchres shall be their houses for ever. Their dwelling places to all generations: they have called their lands by their names.

13And man when he was in honour did not understand; he is compared to senseless beasts, and is become like to them.

14This way of theirs is a stumblingblock to them: and afterwards they shall delight in their mouth.

15They are laid in hell like sheep: death shall feed upon them. And the just shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their help shall decay in hell from their glory.

16But God will redeem my soul from the hand of hell, when he shall receive me.

17Be not thou afraid, when a man shall be made rich, and when the glory of his house shall be increased.

18For when he shall die he shall take nothing away; nor shall his glory descend with him.

19For in his lifetime his soul will be blessed: and he will praise thee when thou shalt do well to him.

20He shall go in to the generations of his fathers: and he shall never see light.

21Man when he was in honour did not understand: he hath been compared to senseless beasts, and made like to them.

1In finem, filiis Core. Psalmus.

2[Audite hæc, omnes gentes; auribus percipite, omnes qui habitatis orbem:

3quique terrigenæ et filii hominum, simul in unum dives et pauper.

4Os meum loquetur sapientiam, et meditatio cordis mei prudentiam.

5Inclinabo in parabolam aurem meam; aperiam in psalterio propositionem meam.

6Cur timebo in die mala? iniquitas calcanei mei circumdabit me.

7Qui confidunt in virtute sua, et in multitudine divitiarum suarum, gloriantur.

8Frater non redimit, redimet homo: non dabit Deo placationem suam,

9et pretium redemptionis animæ suæ. Et laborabit in æternum;

10et vivet adhuc in finem.

11Non videbit interitum, cum viderit sapientes morientes: simul insipiens et stultus peribunt. Et relinquent alienis divitias suas,

12et sepulchra eorum domus illorum in æternum; tabernacula eorum in progenie et progenie: vocaverunt nomina sua in terris suis.

13Et homo, cum in honore esset, non intellexit. Comparatus est jumentis insipientibus, et similis factus est illis.

14Hæc via illorum scandalum ipsis; et postea in ore suo complacebunt.

15Sicut oves in inferno positi sunt: mors depascet eos. Et dominabuntur eorum justi in matutino; et auxilium eorum veterascet in inferno a gloria eorum.

16Verumtamen Deus redimet animam meam de manu inferi, cum acceperit me.

17Ne timueris cum dives factus fuerit homo, et cum multiplicata fuerit gloria domus ejus:

18quoniam, cum interierit, non sumet omnia, neque descendet cum eo gloria ejus.

19Quia anima ejus in vita ipsius benedicetur; confitebitur tibi cum benefeceris ei.

20Introibit usque in progenies patrum suorum; et usque in æternum non videbit lumen.

21Homo, cum in honore esset, non intellexit. Comparatus est jumentis insipientibus, et similis factus est illis.]

1Unto the end. A Psalm to the sons of Korah.

2Hear these things, all nations. Pay attention, all inhabitants of the world:

3whoever is earth-born, you sons of men, together as one, the rich and the poor.

4My mouth will speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will speak prudence.

5I will incline my ear to a parable. I will open my case with the psaltery.

6Why should I fear in the evil day? The iniquity at my heel will surround me.

7Those who trust in their own strength and who glory in the multitude of their riches,

8no brother redeems, nor will man buy back. He will not give to God his appeasement,

9nor the price for the redemption of his soul. And he will labor continuously,

10and he will still live, until the end.

11He will not see death, when he sees the wise dying: the foolish and the senseless will perish together. And they will leave their riches to strangers.

12And their sepulchers will be their houses forever, their tabernacles from generation to generation. They have called their names in their own lands.

13And man, when he was held in honor, did not understand. He has been compared to the senseless beasts, and he has become like them.

14This way of theirs is a scandal to them. And afterwards, they will delight in their mouth.

15They have been placed in Hell like sheep. Death will feed on them. And the just will have dominion over them in the morning. And their help will grow old in Hell for their glory.

16Even so, truly God will redeem my soul from the hand of Hell, when he will receive me.

17Do not be afraid, when a man will have been made rich, and when the glory of his house will have been multiplied.

18For when he dies, he will take nothing away, and his glory will not descend with him.

19For his soul will be blessed in his lifetime, and he will admit to you when you do good to him.

20He will even enter with the progeny of his fathers, but, even in eternity, he will not see the light.

21Man, when he was in honor, did not understand. He has been compared to the senseless beasts, and he has become like them.