1. To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.
2. Hear this all you peoples; give ear, all you inhabitants of the world;
3. Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
4. My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.
5. I will incline my ear to a parable; I will open my riddle to the lyre.
6. Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my persecutors surrounds me?
7. Those who trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
8. None of them can by any means ransom his brother, nor give to God a price for him;
9. For the ransom of their soul is costly, and it ceases for ever;
10. That he might still live for ever, and not see the pit.
11. For when he sees that wise men die, that the fool and the stupid alike perish, and leave their wealth to others,
12. 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.
13. Nevertheless man does not abide in honor; he is like the beasts that perish.
14. This is their way in their folly; yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
15. Like sheep they are appointed to Sheol; death shall be their shepherd; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their form shall waste away in Sheol, leaving behind their dwelling.
16. But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol; for he shall receive me. Selah.
17. Do not be afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
18. For when he dies he shall carry nothing away; his glory shall not go down after him.
19. Though while he lives he blesses his soul; and though men will praise you when you do well for yourself.
20. He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
21. Man who is in honor, and does not understands, is like the beasts that perish.

תהלים פרק מט - 49
א לַֽמְנַצֵּחַ | לִבְנֵי־קֹרַח מִזְמֽוֹר
 ב שִׁמְעוּ־זֹאת כָּל־הָֽעַמִּים הַֽאֲזִינוּ כָּל־ישְׁבֵי :חָֽלֶד
: ג גַּם־בְּנֵי אָדָם גַּם־בְּנֵי־אִישׁ יַחַד עָשִׁיר וְאֶבְיֽוֹן
: ד פִּי יְדַבֵּר חָכְמוֹת וְהָגוּת לִבִּי תְבוּנֽוֹת
: ה אַטֶּה לְמָשָׁל אָזְנִי אֶפְתַּח בְּכִנּוֹר חִידָתִֽי
: ו לָמָּה אִירָא בִּימֵי רָע עֲוֹן עֲקֵבַי יְסוּבֵּֽנִי
: ז הַבֹּטְחִים עַל־חֵילָם וּבְרֹב עָשְׁרָם יִתְהַלָּֽלוּ
 ח אָח לֹא־פָדֹה יִפְדֶּה אִישׁ לֹא־יִתֵּן לֵאלֹהִים :כָּפְרֽוֹ
: ט וְיֵקַר פִּדְיוֹן נַפְשָׁם וְחָדַל לְעוֹלָֽם
: י וִֽיחִי־עוֹד לָנֶצַח לֹא יִרְאֶה הַשָּֽׁחַת
 יא כִּי יִרְאֶה | חֲכָמִים יָמוּתוּ יַחַד כְּסִיל וָבַעַר :יֹֽאבֵדוּ וְעָזְבוּ לַֽאֲחֵרִים חֵילָֽם
 יב קִרְבָּם בָּֽתֵּימוֹ | לְֽעוֹלָם מִשְׁכְּנֹתָם לְדֹר :וָדֹר קָֽרְאוּ בִשְׁמוֹתָם עֲלֵי אֲדָמֽוֹת
: יג וְאָדָם בִּיקָר בַּל־יָלִין נִמְשַׁל כַּבְּהֵמוֹת נִדְמֽוּ
 יד זֶה דַרְכָּם כֵּסֶל לָמוֹ וְאַֽחֲרֵיהֶם | בְּפִיהֶם יִרְצוּ :סֶֽלָה
 טו כַּצֹּאן | לִֽשְׁאוֹל שַׁתּוּ מָוֶת יִרְעֵם וַיִּרְדּוּ בָם :יְשָׁרִים | לַבֹּקֶר וְציּרָם [וְצוּרָם] לְבַלּוֹת שְׁאוֹל מִזְּבֻל לֽוֹ
 טז אַךְ־אֱלֹהִים יִפְדֶּה נַפְשִׁי מִֽיַּד־שְׁאוֹל כִּי :יִקָּחֵנִי סֶֽלָה
 יז אַל־תִּירָא כִּי־יַֽעֲשִׁר אִישׁ כִּֽי־יִרְבֶּה כְּבוֹד :בֵּיתֽוֹ
 יח כִּי לֹא בְמוֹתוֹ יִקַּח הַכֹּל לֹא־יֵרֵד אַֽחֲרָיו :כְּבוֹדֽוֹ
 יט כִּֽי־נַפְשׁוֹ בְּחַיָּיו יְבָרֵךְ וְיוֹדֻךָ כִּי־תֵיטִיב לָֽךְ
: כ תָּבוֹא עַד־דּוֹר אֲבוֹתָיו עַד־נֵצַח לֹא :יִרְאוּ־אֽוֹר
: כא אָדָם בִּיקָר וְלֹא יָבִין נִמְשַׁל כַּבְּהֵמוֹת נִדְמֽוּ