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1Hear this, all you peoples;[#Ps 33.8; 78.1]
give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
2both low and high,
rich and poor together.
3My mouth shall speak wisdom;[#Ps 37.30; 119.130]
the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.
4I will incline my ear to a proverb;[#Num 12.8; Ps 78.2]
I will solve my riddle to the music of the harp.
5Why should I fear in times of trouble,[#Ps 23.4]
when the iniquity of my persecutors surrounds me,
6those who trust in their wealth[#Job 31.24]
and boast of the abundance of their riches?
7Truly, no ransom avails for one’s life;[#Job 36.18; Mt 25.8, 9; #49.7 Or no one can ransom a brother]
there is no price one can give to God for it.
8For the ransom of life is costly[#Mt 16.26]
and can never suffice,
9that one should live on forever[#Ps 22.29; 89.48]
and never see the Pit.
10When we look at the wise, they die;[#Eccl 2.16, 18]
fool and dolt perish together
and leave their wealth to others.
11Their graves are their homes forever,[#Deut 3.14; Ps 10.6; 64.6; #49.11 Gk Syr Compare Tg: Heb their inward thought]
their dwelling places to all generations,
though they named lands their own.
12Mortals cannot abide in their pomp;[#v 20]
they are like the animals that perish.
13Such is the fate of the foolhardy,[#Lk 12.20]
the end of those who are pleased with their lot. Selah
14Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol;[#Job 24.19; Ps 9.17; Dan 7.18; 1 Cor 6.2]
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,[#Ps 56.13; 73.24]
for he will receive me. Selah
16Do not be afraid when some become rich,[#Ps 37.7]
when the wealth of their houses increases.
17For when they die they will carry nothing away;[#Ps 17.14]
their wealth will not go down after them.
18Though in their lifetime they count themselves happy[#Lk 12.19]
—for you are praised when you do well for yourself—
19they will go to the company of their ancestors,[#Gen 15.15; Job 33.30; #49.19 Cn: Heb you]
who will never again see the light.
20Mortals cannot abide in their pomp;[#v 12]
they are like the animals that perish.