Psalm 49:7-8

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Yet these cannot redeem a person^(a)
or pay his ransom to God^(A)—

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since the price of redeeming him is too costly,
one should forever stop trying^(b)^(B)—

a. Psalm 49:7: Or Certainly he cannot redeem himself, or Yet he cannot redeem a brother

b. Psalm 49:8: Or costly, it will cease forever

A. Psalm 49:7: Job 36:18-19; Matthew 25:8-9

B. Psalm 49:8: Matthew 16:26