Bible verse
A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.
Psalm 49:20 · BSB
The verses around it, from Psalm 49.
16 Do not be amazed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.
17 For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.
18 Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul—and men praise you when you prosper—
19 he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of day.
20 A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.
KJV
Man [that is] in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts [that] perish.
ASV
Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, Is like the beasts that perish.
ERV
Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
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