^{8 Ref} (For the redemption of their life is costly, And it faileth for ever;)

^{9 Ref} That he should still live alway, That he should not see corruption.

^{10 Ref} For he shall see it. Wise men die; The fool and the brutish alike perish, And leave their wealth to others.

^{11 Ref} 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.

^{12 Ref} But man `being' in honor abideth not: He is like the beasts that perish.

^{13 Ref} This their way is their folly: Yet after them men approve their sayings. Selah

^{14 Ref} They are appointed as a flock for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, That there be no habitation for it.

^{15 Ref} But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol; For he will receive me. Selah