No one can by any means (A)redeem another
Or give God a (B)ransom for him—
For (C)the redemption of [a]his soul is priceless,
And he should cease imagining forever—
That he might (D)live on eternally,
That he might not [b](E)undergo decay.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 49:8 Lit their
  2. Psalm 49:9 Or see corruption; lit see the pit

No one can redeem the life of another
    or give to God a ransom for them—
the ransom(A) for a life is costly,
    no payment is ever enough—(B)
so that they should live on(C) forever
    and not see decay.(D)

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