Psalms 49:12
And man in honour doth not remain, He hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
In Context
13This their way [is] folly for them, And their posterity with their sayings are pleased. Selah.
Cross References
Genesis 4:17and Cain knoweth his wife, and she conceiveth, and beareth Enoch; and he is building a city, and he calleth the name of the city, according to the name of his son — Enoch.
Psalms 49:20Man in honour, who understandest not, Hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off!
Ecclesiastes 3:18I said in my heart concerning the matter of the sons of man that God might cleanse them, so as to see that they themselves [are] beasts.
James 1:10and the rich in his becoming low, because as a flower of grass he shall pass away;
Matthew Henry on Psalms 49:7-15
The Vanity of Worldly Riches; The End of the Wicked. 6 They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; 7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: 8 (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:) 9 That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption. 10 For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. 11 Their inward thought is, that… Read the whole commentary →