Psalm 49:20 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²⁰ Mortals cannot abide in their pomp; they are like the animals that perish.

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²⁰ Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, Is like the beasts that perish.

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²⁰ A man who is held in honor and understands not is like the beasts that perish.

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²⁰ Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, Is like the beasts that perish.

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²⁰ Wealthy people? They just don’t understand; they’re just like the animals that pass away.

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²⁰ Sitting, you spoke against your brother, and you set up a scandal against your mother's son.

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Mortals cannot abide in their pomp; they are like the animals that perish.

Their tent cord is plucked up within them, and they die devoid of wisdom.’

So they hung Haman on the pole that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the anger of the king abated.

before I go, never to return, to the land of gloom and deep darkness,

Even those who live many years should rejoice in them all, yet let them remember that the days of darkness will be many. All that comes is vanity.