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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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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 lyre.
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Why should I fear in times of trouble, when the iniquity of my persecutors surrounds me,
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men who trust in their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches?
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Truly no man can ransom himself, or give to God the price of his life,
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for the ransom of his life is costly, and can never suffice,
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that he should continue to live on for ever, and never see the Pit.