aHear this
, all
peoples
; Give
ear
, all
binhabitants
of the world
,
Both alow
and high
, Rich
and poor
together
.
My mouth will aspeak
wisdom
, And the meditation
of my heart
will be bunderstanding
.
I will incline my ear
to aa proverb
; bI will 1express
my criddle
on the harp
.
Why should I afear
in days
of adversity
, When the iniquity
of my 1foes
surrounds
me,
Even those who atrust in their wealth
And boast
in the abundance
of their riches
?
No man
can by any
means
aredeem
his brother
Or
give
to God
a bransom
for him--
For athe redemption of 1his soul
is costly
, And he should cease
trying forever
--
That he should alive on eternally
, That he should not 1 bundergo
decay
.
For he sees that even awise
men
die
; The bstupid
and the senseless
alike
perish
And cleave
their wealth
to others
.
Their 1 ainner thought
is that their houses
bare forever
And their dwelling
places
to all
generations
; They have ccalled
their lands
after their own names
.
But aman in his 1pomp
will not endure
; He is like
the 2beasts
that 3perish
.
This is the away
of those who are foolish
, And of those after
them who bapprove
their words
. 1Selah
.
As sheep they are appointed
afor 1Sheol
; Death
shall be their shepherd
; And the bupright
shall rule
over them in the morning
, And their form
shall be for 1Sheol
cto consume
2So
that they have no
habitation
.
But God will aredeem
my soul
from the 1power
of 2Sheol
, For bHe will receive
me. Selah
.
Do not be afraid awhen
a man
becomes
rich
, When
the 1glory
of his house
is increased
;
For when he dies
he will acarry
nothing
away; His 1glory
will not descend
after
him.
Though while he lives
he acongratulates
1himself
-- And though men praise
you when
you do
well
for yourself--
1He shall ago to the generation
of his fathers
; They will never
see
bthe light
.
aMan in his 1pomp
, yet without
understanding
, Is blike
the 2beasts
that 3perish
.