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No one can ever buy back another person or pay God a ransom for his life.
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The price to be paid for his soul is too costly. He must always give up
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in order to live forever and never see the pit.
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Indeed, one can see that wise people die, that foolish and stupid people meet the same end. They leave their riches to others.
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Although they named their lands after themselves, their graves have become their homes for ages to come, their dwelling places throughout every generation.
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But mortals will not continue here with what they treasure. They are like animals that die.
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This is the final outcome for fools and their followers who are delighted by what they say: Selah
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Like sheep, they are driven to hell with death as their shepherd. (Decent people will rule them in the morning.) Their forms will decay in the grave, far away from their comfortable homes.
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But God will buy me back from the power of hell because he will take me. Selah
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Do not be afraid when someone becomes rich, when the greatness of his house increases.
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He will not take anything with him when he dies. His greatness cannot follow him.