Holy Scripture
Psalms 48:13
A church father on this verse
“The psalmist exhorts the people, "Behold this city." … Understand something from … its structure, its beauty, its fame, so as to learn from this God's power, how he made the lost city more mighty, and recount to your progeny God's power and the enduring course of his providence; his care of us, his leadership and shep…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
13And man being in honor, understands not: He is compared to the senseless cattle, and is like to them.
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11When he shall see wise men dying, The fool and the senseless one shall perish together; And they shall leave their wealth to strangers.
12And their sepulchers are their houses forever, Even their tabernacles to all generations: They have called their lands after their own names.
— Psalms 48:13 —
14This their way is an offense to them: Yet afterward men will commend their sayings. Pause.
15They have laid them as sheep in Hades; death shall feed on them; And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning, And their help shall fail in Hades from their glory.