Psalms 49:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. For he seeth that wise men die - Though they may be rich, and their wisdom teach them the best method of managing their riches so as to derive all the good from them they can possibly produce, yet they die as well as the fool and the poor ignorant man; and their wealth is left to others who will be equally disappointed in their expectation from it.