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Hear this, all you peoples; give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
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both low and high, rich and poor together.
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My mouth shall speak wisdom; the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.
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I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will solve my riddle to the music of the harp.
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Why should I fear in times of trouble, when the iniquity of my persecutors surrounds me,
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those who trust in their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches?
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Truly, no ransom avails for one's life, there is no price one can give to God for it.
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For the ransom of life is costly, and can never suffice,
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that one should live on forever and never see the grave.
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When we look at the wise, they die; fool and dolt perish together and leave their wealth to others.