12 But (A)man in his splendor will not endure;
He is like the animals that [a]perish.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 49:12 Lit are destroyed

12 People, despite their wealth, do not endure;(A)
    they are like the beasts that perish.(B)

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12 For indeed, a person does not (A)know his time: like fish that are caught in a treacherous net and (B)birds caught in a snare, so the sons of mankind are (C)ensnared at an evil time when it (D)suddenly falls on them.

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12 Moreover, no one knows when their hour will come:

As fish are caught in a cruel net,
    or birds are taken in a snare,
so people are trapped by evil times(A)
    that fall unexpectedly upon them.(B)

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