Psalms 49 — TOJB

49Verse 1(For the one directing. A Mizmor for the Bnei Korach)^{Verse 2}Hear this, kol HaAmim;
give ear, all ye inhabitants of the cheled (world, duration):
^{Verse 3}Bnei Adam and bnei ish,
ashir (rich) and evyon (poor) alike,
^{Verse 4}My mouth shall speak chochmot;
and the meditation of my lev tevunot (understanding).
^{Verse 5}I will incline mine ear to a mashal;
I will disclose my dark saying upon the kinnor (harp).^{Verse 6}Why should I fear in the days of rah,
when the avon (iniquity) of my akev (supplanters, deceivers) surrounds me?
^{Verse 7}They that trust in their chayil (wealth),
and boast themselves in the rov of their oshir (riches);
^{Verse 8}A brother cannot by any means redeem ish (man),
nor give to Elohim a kofer (ransom) for him —
^{Verse 9}For the pidyon⁺of their nefesh is costly,
and is forever beyond their power to pay —
^{Verse 10}That he should live on lanetzach,
and not see shachat (corruption, decay, the pit).^{+Verse 11}For he seeth that chachamim die,
likewise the kesil (foolish) and the ba'ar (brutish, senseless person, dolt) perish,
and leave their chayil (wealth) to others.
^{Verse 12}Their inward thought is
that their batim (houses) shall continue l'olam,
and their mishkenot (dwelling places) l'odor vador;
they call their lands by their shmot (names).
^{Verse 13}Nevertheless adam in his pomp endureth not;
he is like the behemot (beasts) that perish.^{Verse 14}This is their derech, kesel (folly, imprudent confidence) is theirs;
and the fate after them of those who approve their words.
Selah
^{Verse 15}Like tzon they are destined for She'ol;
mavet shall pasture them;
and the yesharim (upright ones) shall have dominion over them in the boker;
and their tzir (form) shall waste away to Sheol,
so there is no dwelling place for it.
^{Verse 16}But Elohim will redeem my nefesh from the yad (hand, power) of Sheol;
for He shall receive me.
Selah^{Verse 17}Be not thou afraid when one is made an ish oishir,
when the kavod of his bais is increased;
^{Verse 18}For in his mot (death), he shall carry nothing away;
his kavod (glory, wealth) shall not descend after him.
^{Verse 19}Though his nefesh during his life yevarech (he blessed) —
for they praise thee when thou doest well for thyself —
^{Verse 20}He shall go to the dor (generation) of his avot;
they shall never see ohr (light).
^{Verse 21}Adam that is in his pomp, and understandeth not,
is like the behemot (beasts) that perish.