from men by thy hand, O Lord, from men whose portion in life is of the world. May their belly be filled with what thou hast stored up for them; may their children have more than enough; may they leave something over to their babes.
Psalm 49:10 - Revised Standard Version Yea, he shall see that even the wise die, the fool and the stupid alike must perish and leave their wealth to others. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For he seeth that wise men die, Likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For he sees that even wise men die; the [self-confident] fool and the stupid alike perish and leave their wealth to others. American Standard Version (1901) For he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to others. Common English Bible Everyone knows that the wise die too, just like foolish and stupid people do, all of them leaving their fortunes to others. Catholic Public Domain Version For all the wild beasts of the forest are mine: the cattle on the hills and the oxen. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For all the beasts of the woods are mine: the cattle on the hills, and the oxen. |
from men by thy hand, O Lord, from men whose portion in life is of the world. May their belly be filled with what thou hast stored up for them; may their children have more than enough; may they leave something over to their babes.
Surely man goes about as a shadow! Surely for naught are they in turmoil; man heaps up, and knows not who will gather!
For when he dies he will carry nothing away; his glory will not go down after him.
Lord, where is thy steadfast love of old, which by thy faithfulness thou didst swear to David?
Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
The crown of the wise is their wisdom, but folly is the garland of fools.
Surely I am too stupid to be a man. I have not the understanding of a man.
For to the man who pleases him God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he gives the work of gathering and heaping, only to give to one who pleases God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
They are both stupid and foolish; the instruction of idols is but wood!
Like the partridge that gathers a brood which she did not hatch, so is he who gets riches but not by right; in the midst of his days they will leave him, and at his end he will be a fool.
But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you; and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’
And just as it is appointed for men to die once, and after that comes judgment,