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^1 (a)Hear this, all peoples;
Give ear, all ^(b)inhabitants of the world,
² Both ^(c)low and high,
Rich and poor together.
³ My mouth will ^(d)speak wisdom,
And the meditation of my heart will be ^(e)understanding.
⁴ I will incline my ear to ^(f)a proverb;
^(g)I will ^[a]express my ^(h)riddle on the harp.

⁵ Why should I ⁽ⁱ⁾fear in days of adversity,
When the iniquity of my ^[b]foes surrounds me,
⁶ Even those who ^(j)trust in their wealth
And boast in the abundance of their riches?
⁷ No man can by any means ^(k)redeem his brother
Or give to God a ^(l)ransom for him—
⁸ For ^(m)the redemption of ^[c]his soul is costly,
And he should cease trying forever—
⁹ That he should ⁽ⁿ⁾live on eternally,
That he should not ^[d](o)undergo decay.

¹⁰ For he sees that even ^(p)wise men die;
The ^(q)stupid and the senseless alike perish
And ^(r)leave their wealth to others.
¹¹ Their ^[e](s)inner thought is that their houses ^(t)are forever
And their dwelling places to all generations;
They have ^(u)called their lands after their own names.
¹² But ^(v)man in his ^[f]pomp will not endure;
He is like the ^[g]beasts that ^[h]perish.

¹³ This is the ^(w)way of those who are foolish,
And of those after them who ^(x)approve their words. ^[i]Selah.
¹⁴ As sheep they are appointed ^(y)for ^[j]Sheol;
Death shall be their shepherd;
And the ^(z)upright shall rule over them in the morning,
And their form shall be for ^[k]Sheol ^(aa)to consume
^[l]So that they have no habitation.
¹⁵ But God will ^(ab)redeem my soul from the ^[m]power of ^[n]Sheol,
For ^(ac)He will receive me. Selah.

¹⁶ Do not be afraid ^(ad)when a man becomes rich,
When the ^[o]glory of his house is increased;
¹⁷ For when he dies he will ^(ae)carry nothing away;
His ^[p]glory will not descend after him.
¹⁸ Though while he lives he ^(af)congratulates ^[q]himself—
And though men praise you when you do well for yourself—
^19 [r]He shall ^(ag)go to the generation of his fathers;
They will never see ^(ah)the light.
^20 (ai)Man in his ^[s]pomp, yet without understanding,
Is ^(aj)like the ^[t]beasts that ^[u]perish.