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A fading honored likeness gives way to shared mortal fragility.
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Psalms 49:18-20

A man who is honored but lacks understanding

both low and high, rich and poor together · Psalms 49

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18For he counts himself blessed while he lives, and people praise you when you prosper.

19You will go to the generation of his fathers; they will never see the light.

20A man who is honored but lacks understanding is like the beasts that perish.

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