Deuteronomy 4-5, Psalm 49

But God will redeem me from the realm of the dead; he will surely take me to himself. (Psalm 49:15)

This psalm points out that death is an equalizer, that despite one's station in life, whether rich or poor, one will assuredly die. Neither riches nor poverty can forestall death. There is no help, except God, when one faces death. So one is foolish to depend on wealth, status, friends, or anything else when one encounters issues of being born, living, and dying, which are, in the end, all pieces of the same "fabric." One is wise who depends on God. God redeems. God takes souls to God's self...