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Psalms 49:12

Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 49:13.

וְאָדָ֣םveadamand personאָדָםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.בִּ֭יקָרbiqarin honourיְקָרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in honour”, the ordinary formH3366value, i.e. (concretely) wealth; abstractly, costliness, dignityhonour, precious (things), price.בַּלballestבַּלparticle, negative — “lest”H1077properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually (adverb) not at all; also lestlest, neither, no, none (that...), not (any), nothing.יָלִ֑יןyalinbe leftלוּןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be left”, an unfinished actionH3885to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)abide (all night), continue, dwell, endure, grudge, be left, lie all night, (cause to) lodge (all night, in, -ing, this night), (make to) murmur, remain, tarry (all night, that night).נִמְשַׁ֖לnimshaluse proverbמָשַׁלverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “use proverb”, a completed actionH4911to liken, i.e. (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively, to resemblebe(-come) like, compare, use (as a) proverb, speak (in proverbs), utter.כַּבְּהֵמ֣וֹתkabhemotas beastבְּהֵמָהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “as beast”, the ordinary formH929properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)beast, cattle.נִדְמֽוּnidmvbe cut downדָּמָהverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be cut down”, a completed actionH1820to be dumb or silent; hence, to fail or perish; trans. to destroycease, be cut down (off), destroy, be brought to silence, be undone, [idiom] utterly.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(49-13) But man abideth not in honour; he is like the beasts that perish.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But man being in honor abideth not: He is like the beasts that perish.

Young’s Literal Translation

And man in honour doth not remain, He hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off.

World English Bible

But man, despite his riches, doesn’t endure. He is like the animals that perish.

Darby Translation

Nevertheless, man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.

Douay-Rheims

If I should be hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(49-13) But man abideth not in honour; he is like the beasts that perish.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And man being in honour, understands not: he is compared to the senseless cattle, and is like to them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἄνθρωπος ἐν τιμῇ ὢν, οὐ συνῆκε, παρασυνεβλήθη τοῖς κτήνεσι τοῖς ἀνοήτοις, καὶ ὡμοιώθη αὐτοῖς.