1 Alamoth. To the chief music-maker. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm.
2 \49:1\Give attention to this, all you peoples; let your ears be open, all you who are living in the world.
3 \49:2\High and low together, the poor, and those who have wealth.
4 \49:3\From my mouth will come words of wisdom; and in the thoughts of my heart will be knowledge.
5 \49:4\I will put my teaching into a story; I will make my dark sayings clear with music.
6 \49:5\What cause have I for fear in the days of evil, when the evil-doing of those who are working for my downfall is round about me?
7 \49:6\Even of those whose faith is in their wealth, and whose hearts are lifted up because of their stores.
8 \49:7\Truly, no man may get back his soul for a price, or give to God the payment for himself;
9 \49:8\(Because it takes a great price to keep his soul from death, and man is not able to give it.)
10 \49:9\So that he might have eternal life, and never see the underworld.
11 \49:10\For he sees that wise men come to their end, and foolish persons of low behaviour come to destruction together, letting their wealth go to others.
12 \49:11\The place of the dead is their house for ever, and their resting-place through all generations; those who come after them give their names to their lands.
13 \49:12\But man, like the animals, does not go on for ever; he comes to an end like the beasts.
14 \49:13\This is the way of the foolish; their silver is for those who come after them, and their children get the pleasure of their gold. (Selah.)
15 \49:14\Death will give them their food like sheep; the underworld is their fate and they will go down into it; their flesh is food for worms; their form is wasted away; the underworld is their resting-place for ever.
16 \49:15\But God will get back my soul; for he will take me from the power of death. (Selah.)
17 \49:16\Have no fear when wealth comes to a man, and the glory of his house is increased;
18 \49:17\For at his death, he will take nothing away; his glory will not go down after him.
19 \49:18\Though he might have pride in his soul in his life-time, and men will give you praise if you do well for yourself,
20 \49:19\He will go to the generation of his fathers; he will not see the light again.
21 \49:20\Man, like the animals, does not go on for ever; he comes to an end like the beasts.
1 א למנצח לבני-קרח מזמור br
2 ב שמעו-זאת כל-העמים האזינו כל-ישבי חלד br
3 ג גם-בני אדם גם-בני-איש-- יחד עשיר ואביון br
4 ד פי ידבר חכמות והגות לבי תבונות br
5 ה אטה למשל אזני אפתח בכנור חידתי br
6 ו למה אירא בימי רע-- עון עקבי יסובני br
7 ז הבטחים על-חילם וברב עשרם יתהללו br
8 ח אח--לא פדה יפדה איש לא-יתן לאלהים כפרו br
9 ט ויקר פדיון נפשם וחדל לעולם br
10 י ויחי-עוד לנצח לא יראה השחת br
11 יא כי יראה חכמים ימותו-- יחד כסיל ובער יאבדו br ועזבו לאחרים חילם br
12 יב קרבם בתימו לעולם-- משכנתם לדור ודר br קראו בשמותם עלי אדמות br
13 יג ואדם ביקר בל-ילין נמשל כבהמות נדמו br
14 יד זה דרכם כסל למו ואחריהם בפיהם ירצו סלה br
15 טו כצאן לשאול שתו-- מות ירעם br וירדו בם ישרים לבקר--וצירם (וצורם) לבלות שאול מזבל לו br
16 טז אך-אלהים--יפדה נפשי מיד-שאול כי יקחני סלה br
17 יז אל-תירא כי-יעשר איש כי-ירבה כבוד ביתו br
18 יח כי לא במותו יקח הכל לא-ירד אחריו כבודו br
19 יט כי-נפשו בחייו יברך ויודך כי-תיטיב לך br
20 כ תבוא עד-דור אבותיו עד-נצח לא יראו-אור br [ (Psalms 49:21) כא אדם ביקר ולא יבין נמשל כבהמות נדמו ]