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1 Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all who live in this world,
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<<To the chief musician: A Psalm for the sons of Korah.>> Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world,
2 both low and high, rich and poor alike:
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both low and high, rich and poor together.
3 My mouth will speak words of wisdom; the meditation of my heart will give you understanding.
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My mouth shall speak of wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
4 I will turn my ear to a proverb; with the harp I will expound my riddle:
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I will incline mine ear to a parable; I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
5 Why should I fear when evil days come, when wicked deceivers surround me—
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Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity at my heels shall compass me about?
6 those who trust in their wealth and boast of their great riches?
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They that trust in their wealth and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches,
7 No one can redeem the life of another or give to God a ransom for them—
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none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him
8 the ransom for a life is costly, no payment is ever enough—
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(for the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever),
9 so that they should live on forever and not see decay.
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that they should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
10 For all can see that the wise die, that the foolish and the senseless also perish, leaving their wealth to others.
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For he seeth that wise men die; likewise the fool and the brutish person perish and leave their wealth to others.
11 Their tombs will remain their houses forever, their dwellings for endless generations, though they had named lands after themselves.
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Their inward thought is that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
12 People, despite their wealth, do not endure; they are like the beasts that perish.
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Nevertheless man, though he be in honor, abideth not; he is like the beasts that perish.
13 This is the fate of those who trust in themselves, and of their followers, who approve their sayings.
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This their way is their folly, yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah
14 They are like sheep and are destined to die; death will be their shepherd (but the upright will prevail over them in the morning). Their forms will decay in the grave, far from their princely mansions.
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Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them, and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning, and their beauty shall be consumed in the grave away from their dwelling.
15 But God will redeem me from the realm of the dead; he will surely take me to himself.
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But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave, for He shall receive me. Selah
16 Do not be overawed when others grow rich, when the splendor of their houses increases;
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Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased.
17 for they will take nothing with them when they die, their splendor will not descend with them.
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For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; his glory shall not descend after him.
18 Though while they live they count themselves blessed— and people praise you when you prosper—
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Though while he lived he blessed his soul (and men will praise thee when thou doest well for thyself),
19 they will join those who have gone before them, who will never again see the light of life.
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he shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
20 People who have wealth but lack understanding are like the beasts that perish.
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Man, though he is in honor but understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
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