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Psalms 49:14-20

14Like sheepכַּצֹּ֤אן׀ka.TzonH6629they are destinedשַׁתּוּ֮sha.TuH8371for Sheolלִֽשְׁא֣וֹלlish.'olH7585.Deathמָ֤וֶתMa.vetH4194will be their shepherdיִ֫רְעֵ֥םyir.'EmH7462.The uprightיְשָׁרִ֨ים׀ye.sha.RimH3477will rule themוַיִּרְדּ֘וּvai.yir.DuH7287inthe morningלַבֹּ֗קֶרla.Bo.kerH1242,and their formH6736will decayלְבַלּ֥וֹתle.va.LotH1086in Sheolשְׁא֗וֹלshe.'olH7585,far from their lofty abodeמִזְּבֻ֥לmi.ze.VulH2073.

15Butאַךְ־'akh-H389Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430will redeemיִפְדֶּ֣הyif.DehH6299my lifeנַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shiH5315fromמִֽיַּד־mi.yad-H3027SheolH7585,forכִּ֖יkiH3588He will surely take me to Himselfיִקָּחֵ֣נִיyi.ka.Che.niH3947.Selahסֶֽלָה׃Se.lahH5542

16Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּ֭ירָאTi.ra'H3372whenH3588a manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376grows richיַעֲשִׁ֣רya.'a.ShirH6238,whenH3588the splendorכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of his houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004increasesיִ֝רְבֶּהYir.behH7235.

17ForH3588when he diesבְ֭מוֹתוֹve.mo.toH4194,he will carryיִקַּ֣חyi.KachH3947nothing awayלֹ֣א הַכֹּ֑לlo' ha.KolH3808 H3605;his abundanceH3519will notלֹא־lo'-H3808follow himאַחֲרָ֣יו'a.cha.RavH310downיֵרֵ֖דye.RedH3381.

18ThoughH3588in his lifetimeבְּחַיָּ֣יוbe.chai.YavH2416he blessesיְבָרֵ֑ךְye.va.RekhH1288his soulנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoH5315—and men praiseוְ֝יוֹדֻ֗ךָve.yo.Du.khaH3034you whenH3588you prosperתֵיטִ֥יבtei.TivH3190—

19he will joinתָּ֭בוֹא עַד־Ta.Vo' 'ad-H935 H5704the generationדּ֣וֹרDorH1755of his fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1,who will neverעַד־ נֵ֝֗צַח לֹ֣א'ad- Ne.tzach lo'H5704 H5331 H3808seeיִרְאוּ־yir.'u-H7200the light of dayאֽוֹר׃'orH216.

20A manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120who has richesבִּ֭יקָרBi.korH3366withoutH3808understandingיָבִ֑יןya.VinH995is likeנִמְשַׁ֖לnim.ShalH4911the beastsכַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹתka.be.he.MotH929that perishנִדְמֽוּ׃nid.MuH1820.

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