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9 That he should continue to live eternally,
And anot see the Pit. 
10 For he sees wise men die;
Likewise the fool and the senseless person perish,
And leave their wealth to others.
11 1Their inner thought is that their houses will last forever,
Their dwelling places to all generations;
They acall their lands after their own names. 
12 Nevertheless man, though in honor, does not1 remain;
He is like the beasts that perish. 
13 This is the way of those who are afoolish,
And of their posterity who approve their sayings. Selah 
14 Like sheep they are laid in the grave;
Death shall feed on them;
aThe upright shall have dominion over them in the morning;
bAnd their beauty shall be consumed in1 the grave, far from their dwelling. 
15 But God awill redeem my soul from the power of1 the grave,
For He shall breceive me. Selah 
16 Do not be afraid when one becomes rich,
When the glory of his house is increased;
17 For when he dies he shall carry nothing away;
His glory shall not descend after him.
18 Though while he lives ahe blesses himself
(For men will praise you when you do well for yourself), 
19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers;
They shall never see alight. 
20 A man who is in honor, yet does not understand,
aIs like the beasts that perish. 
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Psalms 49:11

Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever - Thus, by interpolation, we have endeavored to patch up a sense to this clause. Instead of kirbam , their inward part, the Septuagint appear to have used a copy in which the second and third letters have been transposed kibram , their sepulchres; for they translate: ̔ · "For their graves are their dwellings for ever." So six or seven feet long, and two or three wide, is sufficient to hold the greatest conqueror in the universe! What a small house for the quondam possessor of numerous palaces and potent kingdoms!

They call their lands after their own names - There would have been no evil in this if it had not been done on an infidel principle. They expected no state but the present; and if they could not continue themselves, yet they took as much pains as possible to perpetuate their memorial.


 
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