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10 When we look at the wise, they die;
    fool and dolt perish together
    and leave their wealth to others.
11 Their graves[a] are their homes forever,
    their dwelling places to all generations,
    though they named lands their own.
12 Mortals cannot abide in their pomp;
    they are like the animals that perish.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 49:11 Gk Syr Compare Tg: Heb their inward (thought)

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