Salmos 49

Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
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A comparação entre humanos honrados e animais perecíveis ecoa ec3:18-20. O salmo critica a arrogância humana, igualando-a à mortalidade animal numa perspectiva pré-científica.