12But man, despite his riches, does not endure; he is like the beasts that perish.


In Context

9 that he should live on forever and not see decay.

10 For all can see that wise men die; the foolish and the senseless alike perish and leave their wealth to others.

11 Their tombs will remain their houses forever, their dwellings for endless generations, though they had named lands after themselves.

12 But man, despite his riches, does not endure; he is like the beasts that perish.

13 This is the fate of those who trust in themselves, and of their followers, who approve their sayings. Selah

14 Like sheep they are destined for the grave, and death will feed on them. The upright will rule over them in the morning; their forms will decay in the grave, far from their princely mansions.

Psalms 49:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

49:12Nevertheless man [being] in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts [that] perish.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

49:12And man when he was in honour did not understand; he is compared to senseless beasts, and is become like to them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

49:12But man being in honor abideth not: He is like the beasts that perish.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

49:12Nevertheless, man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

49:12But man abideth not in honour: he is like the beasts that perish.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

49:12Nevertheless man being in honor abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

49:12But man, despite his riches, doesn't endure. He is like the animals that perish.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

49:12And man in honour doth not remain, He hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

49:12Nevertheless man being in honor stays not: he is like the beasts that perish.