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Psalms 49:10

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For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

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  1. Psalms 49:8

    (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)

  2. Psalms 49:9

    That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.

  3. Psalms 49:11

    Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.

  4. Psalms 49:12

    Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.