Psalms 49:5-12

5Why should I fear in times of trouble, when the iniquity of those who cheat me surrounds me,

6those who trust in their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches?

7Truly no man can ransom another, or give to God the price of his life,

8for the ransom of their life is costly and can never suffice,

9that he should live on forever and never see the pit.

10For he sees that even the wise die; the fool and the stupid alike must perish and leave their wealth to others.

11Their graves are their homes forever, their dwelling places to all generations, though they called lands by their own names.

12Man in his pomp will not remain; he is like the beasts that perish.