- 1. Heare this, all yee people, giue eare all yee inhabitants of the world:
- 2. Both low, and high, rich and poore together.
- 3. My mouth shall speake of wisedome: and the meditation of my heart shalbe of vnderstanding.
- 4. I will incline mine eare to a parable; I will open my darke saying vpon the harpe.
- 5. Wherefore should I feare in the daies of euill, when the iniquitie of my heeles shall compasse me about?
- 6. They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselues in the multitude of their riches:
- 7. None of them can by any meanes redeeme his brother, nor giue to God a ransome for him:
- 8. (For the redemption of their soule is precious, and it ceaseth for euer.)
- 9. That he should still liue for euer, and not see corruption.
- 10. For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the foole, and the brutish person perish, and leaue their wealth to others.
- 11. Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for euer, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their owne names.
- 12. Neuerthelesse man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beastes that perish.
- 13. This their way is their follie; yet their posteritie approue their sayings. Selah.
- 14. Like sheepe they are layd in the graue, death shall feede on them; and the vpright shall haue dominion ouer them in the morning, and their beauty shall consume in the graue, from their dwelling.
- 15. But God will redeeme my soule from the power of the graue; for he shall receiue me. Selah.
- 16. Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased.
- 17. For when he dieth, he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
- 18. Though whiles he liued, he blessed his soule: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thy selfe.
- 19. Hee shall goe to the generation of his fathers, they shall neuer see light.
- 20. Man that is in honour and vnderstandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
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