World English Bible
Psalms 49:9
“That he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption.”
Verse in context — Psalms 49
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none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.
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For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough,
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That he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption.
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For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others.
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Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.
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