- 1. ¶ HEAR this, all people; give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
- 2. Children of earth and sons of men, rich and poor together.
- 3. My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
- 4. I will incline my ear to parables; I will chant my proverbs upon the harp.
- 5. I will fear not in days of evil, when the iniquity of my enemies shall surround me,
- 6. ¶ They who trust in their own strength and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches.
- 7. A brother cannot save a brother, nor can a man give to God a ransom for himself;
- 8. For the redemption of their souls is precious:
- 9. Do good for ever and you shall live for ever, and not see corruption.
- 10. But you will see wise men die; likewise the fool and the weak minded shall perish and leave their wealth to others.
- 11. Their graves shall be their only habitations for ever, and their dwelling places throughout generations; their marked graves will be their only remembrance on earth.
- 12. Nevertheless, such a man is not sustained by his honour; his end will be as the beasts, and he will perish.
- 13. This their way is their folly; in the end, demented, they will graze like cattle.
- 14. Like sheep they are consigned to the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; the grave shall consume their beauty, and they shall be cast out from their glory.
- 15. ¶ But God will redeem my soul; from the power of the grave he will raise me up.
- 16. Be not afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
- 17. For when he dies he shall carry nothing away; neither shall his glory descend after him.
- 18. For while he lived, he lived comfortably; he praised you when you favored him.
- 19. His end shall be as his father’s was before him; they shall never see light.
- 20. Man cannot depend upon his honor for consolation, for if he does, he resembles the wild beasts.
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