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¹ <> Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you inhabitants of the world, ² Both low and high, Rich and poor together. ³ My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart shall utter understanding. ⁴ I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will open my riddle on the harp. ⁵ Why should I fear in the days of evil, When iniquity at my heels surrounds me?

⁶ Those who trust in their wealth, And boast in the multitude of their riches -- ⁷ None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give God a ransom for him. ⁸ For the redemption of their life is costly, No payment is ever enough, ⁹ That he should live on forever, That he should not see corruption. ¹⁰ For he sees that wise men die; Likewise the fool and the senseless perish, And leave their wealth to others. ¹¹ Their inward thought is, that their houses will endure forever, And their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves. ¹² But man, despite his riches, doesn't endure. He is like the animals that perish. ¹³ This is the destiny of those who are foolish, And of those who approve their sayings. Selah. ¹⁴ They are appointed as a flock for She'ol. Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in She'ol, Far from their mansion.

¹⁵ But God will redeem my soul from the power of She'ol, For he will receive me. Selah. ¹⁶ Don't be afraid when a man is made rich, When the glory of his house is increased. ¹⁷ For when he dies he shall carry nothing away. His glory shall not descend after him. ¹⁸ Though while he lived he blessed his soul -- And men praise you when you do well for yourself -- ¹⁹ He shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall never see the light. ²⁰ A man who has riches without understanding, Is like the animals that perish.