24 “If I have put my confidence in (A)gold,
And called fine gold my trust,
25 If I have (B)gloated because my wealth was great,
And because my hand had obtained so much;

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24 “If I have put my trust in gold(A)
    or said to pure gold, ‘You are my security,’(B)
25 if I have rejoiced over my great wealth,(C)
    the fortune my hands had gained,(D)

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Those who (A)trust in their wealth
And boast in the abundance of their riches?
No one can by any means (B)redeem another
Or give God a (C)ransom for him—
For (D)the redemption of [a]his soul is priceless,
And he should cease imagining forever—
That he might (E)live on eternally,
That he might not [b](F)undergo decay.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 49:8 Lit their
  2. Psalm 49:9 Or see corruption; lit see the pit

those who trust in their wealth(A)
    and boast(B) of their great riches?(C)
No one can redeem the life of another
    or give to God a ransom for them—
the ransom(D) for a life is costly,
    no payment is ever enough—(E)
so that they should live on(F) forever
    and not see decay.(G)

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