9 so that he may stay alive forever and not see the pit.
10 For he sees that the wise die, together with the fool and brute they perish, and leave their wealth to the next generation.
11 Within them they think their houses are forever, their dwelling places from generation to generation. They name their lands by their own names.
12 But man cannot continue in his pomp. He is like the beasts that perish.
13 This is the journey of those who have foolish confidence, and those after them who accept their sayings. Selah
14 Like sheep they are destined to Sheol; death will shepherd them. But the upright will rule over them in the morning, and their forms will be for Sheol to consume, far from his lofty abode.
15 Surely God will ransom my life from the power of Sheol, because he will receive me. Selah