49HEAR THIS, all you peoples; give ear, all you inhabitants of the world,H5329H4210H1121H7141H8085H5971H238H3427H24652Both low and high, rich and poor together:H1121H120H1121H376H6223H34H31623My mouth shall speak wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.H6310H1696H2454H1900H3820H83944I will submit {and} consent to a parable {or} proverb; to the music of a lyre I will unfold my riddle (my problem).H5186H241H4912H6605H2420H36585Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of those who would supplant me surrounds me on every side,H3372H3117H7451H5771H6120H54376Even of those who trust in {and} lean on their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches?H982H2428H1984H7230H62397None of them can by any means redeem [either himself or] his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him--H376H6299H6299H251H5414H430H37248For the ransom of a life is too costly, and [the price one can pay] can never suffice--H6306H5315H3365H2308H57699So that he should live on forever {and} never see the pit (the grave) {and} corruption.H2421H5331H7200H784510For he sees that even wise men die; the [self-confident] fool and the stupid alike perish and leave their wealth to others.H7200H2450H4191H3162H3684H1198H6H5800H2428H31211Their inward thought is that their houses will continue forever, {and} their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands their own [apart from God] {and} after their own names.H7130H1004H5769H4908H1755H1755H7121H127H803412But man, with all his honor {and} pomp, does not remain; he is like the beasts that perish.H120H3366H3885H4911H929H182013This is the fate of those who are foolishly confident, yet after them men approve their sayings. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!H1870H3689H310H7521H6310H554214Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol (the place of the dead); death shall be their shepherd. And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their form {and} beauty shall be consumed, for Sheol shall be their dwelling.H6629H8371H7585H4194H7462H3477H7287H1242H6697H6736H1086H7585H207315But God will redeem me from the power of Sheol (the place of the dead); for He will receive me. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!H430H6299H5315H3027H7585H3947H554216Be not afraid when [an ungodly] one is made rich, when the wealth {and} glory of his house are increased;H3372H376H6238H3519H1004H723517For when he dies he will carry nothing away; his glory will not descend after him.H4194H3947H3519H3381H31018Though while he lives he counts himself happy {and} prosperous, and though a man gets praise when he does well [for himself],H2416H1288H5315H3034H319019He will go to the generation of his fathers, who will nevermore see the light.H935H1755H1H3808H5331H7200H21620A man who is held in honor and understands not is like the beasts that perish.H120H3366H995H4911H929H1820
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