King James Version (KJV)
Psalms 49:17
“For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.”
Verse in context — Psalms 49
15
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
16
Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
17
For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
18
Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and [men] will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
19
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
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