491To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm. Hear this, all ye peoples; give ear, all inhabitants of the world:+2Both men of low and men of high degree, rich and poor alike.+3My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding:+4I will incline mine ear to a parable, I will open my riddle upon the harp.+5Wherefore should I fear in the days of adversity, [when] the iniquity of my supplanters encompasseth me? —+6They depend upon their wealth, and boast themselves in the abundance of their riches....+7None can by any means redeem his brother, nor give toGod a ransom for him,+8(For the redemption of their soul is costly, and must be given up for ever,)+9That he should still live perpetually, [and] not see corruption.+10For he seeth that wise men die; all alike, the fool and the brutish perish, and they leave their wealth to others.+11Their inward thought is, that their houses are for ever, their dwelling-places from generation to generation: they call the lands after their own names.+12Nevertheless, man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.+13This their way is their folly, yet they that come after them delight in their sayings. Selah.+14Like sheep are they laid in Sheol: Death feedeth on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their comeliness shall be for Sheol to consume, that there be no habitation for them.+15ButGod will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol: for he will receive me. Selah.+16Be not afraid when a man becometh rich, when the glory of his house is increased:+17For when he dieth, he shall carry nothing away; his glory shall not descend after him.+18Though he blessed his soul in his lifetime, — and men will praise thee when thou doest well to thyself, —+19It shall go to the generation of his fathers: they shall never see light.+20Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.+
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