14 Like sheep they are headed for Sheol;
Death will shepherd them.
The upright will rule over them in the morning,(A)
and their form will waste away in Sheol,[a]
far from their lofty abode.(B)
15 But God will redeem me
from the power of Sheol,
for he will take me.(C)Selah

16 Do not be afraid when a person gets rich,
when the wealth[b] of his house increases.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 49:14 Hb obscure
  2. 49:16 Or glory, also in v. 17

14 They are like sheep and are destined(A) to die;(B)
    death will be their shepherd
    (but the upright will prevail(C) over them in the morning).
Their forms will decay in the grave,
    far from their princely mansions.
15 But God will redeem me from the realm of the dead;(D)
    he will surely take me to himself.(E)
16 Do not be overawed when others grow rich,
    when the splendor of their houses increases;

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