1Hear this, all you peoples; give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
2both low and high, rich and poor together.
3My mouth shall speak wisdom; the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.
4I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will solve my riddle to the music of the harp.
5Why should I fear in times of trouble, when the iniquity of my persecutors surrounds me,
6those who trust in their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches?
7Truly, no ransom avails for ones life, there is no price one can give to God for it.
8For the ransom of life is costly, and can never suffice
9that one should live on forever and never see the grave.
10When we look at the wise, they die; fool and dolt perish together and leave their wealth to others.
11Their graves are their homes forever, their dwelling places to all generations, though they named lands their own.
12Mortals cannot abide in their pomp; they are like the animals that perish.
13Such is the fate of the foolhardy, the end of those who are pleased with their lot. Selah
14Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; straight to the grave they descend, and their form shall waste away; Sheol shall be their home.
15But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah
16Do not be afraid when some become rich, when the wealth of their houses increases.
17For when they die they will carry nothing away; their wealth will not go down after them.
18Though in their lifetime they count themselves happyfor you are praised when you do well for yourself
19they will go to the company of their ancestors, who will never again see the light.
20Mortals cannot abide in their pomp; they are like the animals that perish.
1Fools say in their hearts, There is no God. They are corrupt, they commit abominable acts; there is no one who does good.
2God looks down from heaven on humankind to see if there are any who are wise, who seek after God.
3They have all fallen away, they are all alike perverse; there is no one who does good, no, not one.
4Have they no knowledge, those evildoers, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and do not call upon God?
5There they shall be in great terror, in terror such as has not been. For God will scatter the bones of the ungodly; they will be put to shame, for God has rejected them.
6O that deliverance for Israel would come from Zion! When God restores the fortunes of his people, Jacob will rejoice; Israel will be glad.
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