“A fool has no discernment, and his thoughts are stupid. The unwise person can think, but what he thinks is bad: "The unwise person has said that there is no God." He is culpably wicked because he knows what goodness is. Yet, though he knows it, he commits iniquity in the evil of his own heart. He is also dishonest. Ag…”
Ambrose of Milan, 4th c. — Commentaries on the Twelve Davidic Psalms, On Psalm 49
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10For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
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8(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
9That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
— Psalms 49:10 —
11Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
12Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.