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1 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of the Sons of Korah. Hear this, all peoples! Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
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1 Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all who live in this world,
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2 both low and high, rich and poor together!
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2 both low and high, rich and poor alike:
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3 My mouth shall speak wisdom; the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.
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3 My mouth will speak words of wisdom; the utterance from my heart will give understanding.
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4 I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will solve my riddle to the music of the lyre.
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4 I will turn my ear to a proverb; with the harp I will expound my riddle:
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5 Why should I fear in times of trouble, when the iniquity of my persecutors surrounds me,
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5 Why should I fear when evil days come, when wicked deceivers surround me--
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6 men who trust in their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches?
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6 those who trust in their wealth and boast of their great riches?
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7 Truly no man can ransom himself, or give to God the price of his life,
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7 No man can redeem the life of another or give to God a ransom for him--
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8 for the ransom of his life is costly, and can never suffice,
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8 the ransom for a life is costly, no payment is ever enough--
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9 that he should continue to live on for ever, and never see the Pit.
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9 that he should live on forever and not see decay.
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10 Yea, he shall see that even the wise die, the fool and the stupid alike must perish and leave their wealth to others.
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10 For all can see that wise men die; the foolish and the senseless alike perish and leave their wealth to others.
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11 Their graves are their homes for ever, their dwelling places to all generations, though they named lands their own.
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11 Their tombs will remain their houses forever, their dwellings for endless generations, though they had named lands after themselves.
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12 Man cannot abide in his pomp, he is like the beasts that perish.
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12 But man, despite his riches, does not endure; he is like the beasts that perish.
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13 This is the fate of those who have foolish confidence, the end of those who are pleased with their portion. [Selah]
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13 This is the fate of those who trust in themselves, and of their followers, who approve their sayings. "Selah"
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14 Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; straight to the grave they descend, and their form shall waste away; Sheol shall be their home.
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14 Like sheep they are destined for the grave, and death will feed on them. The upright will rule over them in the morning; their forms will decay in the grave, far from their princely mansions.
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15 But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. [Selah]
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15 But God will redeem my life from the grave; he will surely take me to himself. "Selah"
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16 Be not afraid when one becomes rich, when the glory of his house increases.
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16 Do not be overawed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases;
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17 For when he dies he will carry nothing away; his glory will not go down after him.
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17 for he will take nothing with him when he dies, his splendor will not descend with him.
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18 Though, while he lives, he counts himself happy, and though a man gets praise when he does well for himself,
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18 Though while he lived he counted himself blessed-- and men praise you when you prosper--
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19 he will go to the generation of his fathers, who will never more see the light.
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19 he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light [of life].
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20 Man cannot abide in his pomp, he is like the beasts that perish.
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20 A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.
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| Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version - Holy Bible) |
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