Common English Bible

Psalms 49:16-20 Common English Bible (CEB)

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.