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Why Should I Fear in Days of Evil?

^1 (C1)Hear this, all peoples;
Give ear, all ^(C2)inhabitants of the world,

² Both ^(F1)(C1)low and ^(F2)high,
Rich and poor together.

³ My mouth will ^(C1)speak wisdom,
And the meditation of my heart will be ^(C2)discernment.

⁴ I will incline my ear to ^(C1)a proverb;
^(C2)I will ^(F1)express my ^(C3)riddle on the harp.

⁵ Why should I ^(C1)fear in days of evil,
When the iniquity of my ^(F1)supplanters surrounds me,

⁶ Even those who ^(C1)trust in their wealth
And boast in the abundance of their riches?

⁷ Truly, no man can ^(C1)redeem his brother;
He cannot give to God a ^(C2)ransom for him—

⁸ For ^(C1)the redemption price for their soul is costly,
And it ceases forever—

⁹ That he should ^(C1)live on eternally,
That he should not ^(C2)see ^(F1)corruption.

¹⁰ For he sees that even ^(C1)wise men die;
The ^(F1)(C2)fool and the senseless alike perish
And ^(C3)leave their wealth to others.

¹¹ Their ^(F1)(C1)inner thought is that their houses ^(C2)are forever
And their dwelling places ^(F2)from generation to generation;
They have ^(C3)called their lands after their own names.

¹² But ^(C1)man in his honor will not endure;
He is like the animals that ^(F1)perish.

¹³ This is the ^(C1)way of those who are foolish,
And of those after them who ^(C2)are pleased ^(F1)with their words. ^Selah may mean Pause, Crescendo, Musical Interlude">(F2)Selah.

¹⁴ As sheep they are appointed ^(C1)for Sheol;
Death will shepherd them;
And the ^(C2)upright shall have dominion over them in the morning,
And their form shall be for Sheol ^(C3)to consume,
Far away from his habitation.

¹⁵ But God will ^(C1)redeem my soul from the ^(F1)power of Sheol,
For ^(C2)He will receive me. Selah.

¹⁶ Do not be afraid ^(C1)when a man becomes rich,
When the ^(F1)glory of his house increases;

¹⁷ For when he dies he will not ^(C1)take any of it;
His ^(F1)glory will not descend after him.

¹⁸ For while he lives he ^(C1)blesses his soul—
And men will praise you when you do well for yourself—

¹⁹ But his soul shall ^(C1)go to the generation of his fathers;
They will eternally not see ^(C2)light.

^20 (C1)Man in his honor, but who does not understand,
Is ^(C2)like the animals that ^(F1)perish.