Bible verse
But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.
Psalm 49:12 · BSB
The verses around it, from Psalm 49.
8 For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice,
9 that he should live on forever and not see decay.
10 For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.
11 Their graves are their eternal homes—their dwellings for endless generations—even though their lands were their namesakes.
12 But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.
13 This is the fate of the self-confident and their followers who endorse their sayings. Selah
14 Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.
15 But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah
16 Do not be amazed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.
KJV
Nevertheless man [being] in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts [that] perish.
ASV
But man being in honor abideth not: He is like the beasts that perish.
ERV
But man abideth not in honour: he is like the beasts that perish.
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