Psalms 49:12
Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.In other versions
But man `being' in honor abideth not: He is like the beasts that perish.
ASV
But man, like the animals, does not go on for ever; he comes to an end like the beasts.
BBE
Nevertheless, man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
DBY
But man, despite his riches, doesn't endure. He is like the animals that perish.
WEB
And man in honour doth not remain, He hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off.
YLT
Nevertheless man being in honour abides not: he is like the beasts that perish.
ENG
Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
WBT
But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.
BSB
In context
10For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
11Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
12Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
13This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
14Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.