1 To the Overseer. — By sons of Korah. A Psalm. Hear this, all ye peoples, Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world. YLT — Psalm 49:1
2 Both low and high, together rich and needy. YLT — Psalm 49:2
3 My mouth speaketh wise things, And the meditations of my heart [are] things of understanding. YLT — Psalm 49:3
4 I incline to a simile mine ear, I open with a harp my riddle: YLT — Psalm 49:4
5 Why do I fear in days of evil? The iniquity of my supplanters doth compass me. YLT — Psalm 49:5
6 Those trusting on their wealth, And in the multitude of their riches, Do shew themselves foolish. YLT — Psalm 49:6
7 A brother doth no one at all ransom, He doth not give to God his atonement. YLT — Psalm 49:7
8 And precious [is] the redemption of their soul, And it hath ceased — to the age. YLT — Psalm 49:8
9 And still he liveth for ever, He seeth not the pit. YLT — Psalm 49:9
10 For he seeth wise men die, Together the foolish and brutish perish, And have left to others their wealth. YLT — Psalm 49:10
11 Their heart [is]: Their houses [are] to the age, Their tabernacles to all generations. They proclaimed their names over the lands. YLT — Psalm 49:11
12 And man in honour doth not remain, He hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off. YLT — Psalm 49:12
13 This their way [is] folly for them, And their posterity with their sayings are pleased. Selah. YLT — Psalm 49:13
14 As sheep for Sheol they have set themselves, Death doth afflict them, And the upright rule over them in the morning, And their form [is] for consumption. Sheol [is] a dwelling for him. YLT — Psalm 49:14
15 Only, God doth ransom my soul from the hand of Sheol, For He doth receive me. Selah. YLT — Psalm 49:15
16 Fear not, when one maketh wealth, When the honour of his house is abundant, YLT — Psalm 49:16
17 For at his death he receiveth nothing, His honour goeth not down after him. YLT — Psalm 49:17
18 For his soul in his life he blesseth, (And they praise thee when thou dost well for thyself.) YLT — Psalm 49:18
19 It cometh to the generation of his fathers, For ever they see not the light. YLT — Psalm 49:19
20 Man in honour, who understandest not, Hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off! YLT — Psalm 49:20