Psalms

Psalm 49:9–10

⁹that he should live on forever

and not see decay.

¹⁰For it is clear that wise men die,

and the foolish and the senseless both perish

and leave their wealth to others.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
that he should live on	וִֽיחִי־	wî·ḥî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H2421 live
forever	לָנֶ֑צַח	lā·ne·ṣaḥ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5331 eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity
and not	לֹ֖א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
see	יִרְאֶ֣ה	yir·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
decay	הַשָּֽׁחַת׃	haš·šā·ḥaṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H7845 pit

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it is clear	יִרְאֶ֨ה׀	yir·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
that wise	חֲכָ֘מִ֤ים	ḥă·ḵā·mîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2450 wise
men die	יָמ֗וּתוּ	yā·mū·ṯū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4191 die
and the foolish	כְּסִ֣יל	kə·sîl	Noun - masculine singular	H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool
and the senseless	וָבַ֣עַר	wā·ḇa·‘ar	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H1198 brutishness
both	יַ֤חַד	ya·ḥaḏ	Adverb	H3162 unitedness
perish	יֹאבֵ֑דוּ	yō·ḇê·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6 perish
and leave	וְעָזְב֖וּ	wə·‘ā·zə·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
their wealth	חֵילָֽם׃	ḥê·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
to others	לַאֲחֵרִ֣ים	la·’ă·ḥê·rîm	Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine plural	H312 another

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 49:9 Psalm 89:48 · Psalm 16:10 · Ecclesiastes 8:8 · Proverbs 11:4 · Proverbs 10:2 · John 8:51–52 · Acts 2:27

Psalm 49:10 Psalm 39:6 · Luke 12:20 · Ecclesiastes 5:13–16 · Hebrews 9:27 · 1 Timothy 6:6–10 · Proverbs 30:2 · Jeremiah 10:8 · Psalm 49:17 · Proverbs 11:4 · Psalm 94:8 · Ecclesiastes 2:26 · Psalm 73:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.