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Psalm 49:7-9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Psalm 49:7-9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
7 Of those who trust in their wealth
and boast of their abundant riches?(A)
8 [a]No man can ransom even a brother,
or pay to God his own ransom.(B)
9 The redemption of his soul is costly;
and he will pass away forever.
Footnotes
- 49:8 No man can ransom even a brother: an axiom. For the practice of redemption, cf. Jb 6:21–23. A play on the first Hebrew word of Ps 49:8, 16 relates the two verses.
New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)
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