- 1. {To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm.}<br>
Hear this, all ye peoples; give ear, all inhabitants of the world: - 2. Both men of low and men of high degree, rich and poor alike.
- 3. My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding:
- 4. I will incline mine ear to a parable, I will open my riddle upon the harp.
- 5. Wherefore should I fear in the days of adversity, [when] the iniquity of my supplanters encompasseth me? --
- 6. They depend upon their wealth, and boast themselves in the abundance of their riches. ...
- 7. None can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him,
- 8. (For the redemption of their soul is costly, and must be given up for ever,)
- 9. That he should still live perpetually, [and] not see corruption.
- 10. For he seeth that wise men die; all alike, the fool and the brutish perish, and they leave their wealth to others.
- 11. Their inward thought is, that their houses are for ever,their dwelling-places from generation to generation: they call the lands after their own names.
- 12. Nevertheless, man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
- 13. This their way is their folly, yet they that come after them delight in their sayings. Selah.
- 14. Like sheep are they laid in Sheol: Death feedeth on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their comeliness shall be for Sheol to consume, that there be no habitation for them.
- 15. But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol: for he will receive me. Selah.
- 16. Be not afraid when a man becometh 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 he blessed his soul in his lifetime, -- and men will praise thee when thou doest well to thyself, --
- 19. It shall go to the generation of his fathers: they shall never see light.
- 20. Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
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