14 Like sheep, they’re headed straight for the grave.Death will be their shepherd—but those who do right in their hearts will rule over them come morning!—their forms wasting away in the graverather than having some dignified residence.
15 But God will save my life from the power of the grave,because he will take me. Selah
16 Don’t be overly impressed when someone becomes rich,their house swelling to fantastic proportions,
17 because when they die, they won’t take any of it with them.Their fantastic things won’t accompany them down under.
18 Though they consider themselves blessed during their lives,and even thank you when you deal well with them,
19 they too will join the ancestors who’ve gone ahead;they too will never see the light again.
20 Wealthy people? They just don’t understand;they’re just like the animalsthat pass away.