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  • The Transiency of the Wealth

    {To the chief Musician. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm.} Hear this, all ye peoples; give ear, all inhabitants of the world:
  • The Confidence of the Foolish

    To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah.

    Hear this, all peoples;
    Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
  • Both men of low and men of high degree, rich and poor alike.
  • Both low and high,
    Rich and poor together.
  • My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding:
  • My mouth shall speak wisdom,
    And the meditation of my heart shall give understanding.
  • I will incline mine ear to a parable, I will open my riddle upon the harp.
  • I will incline my ear to a proverb;
    I will disclose my [a]dark saying on the harp.
  • Wherefore should I fear in the days of adversity, [when] the iniquity of my supplanters encompasseth me? --
  • Why should I fear in the days of evil,
    When the iniquity at my heels surrounds me?
  • They depend upon their wealth, and boast themselves in the abundance of their riches. ...
  • Those who trust in their wealth
    And boast in the multitude of their riches,
  • None can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him,
  • None of them can by any means redeem his brother,
    Nor give to God a ransom for him —
  • (For the redemption of their soul is costly, and must be given up for ever,)
  • For the redemption of their souls is costly,
    And it shall cease forever —
  • That he should still live perpetually, [and] not see corruption.
  • That he should continue to live eternally,
    And not [b]see the Pit.
  • For he seeth that wise men die; all alike, the fool and the brutish perish, and they leave their wealth to others.
  • For he sees wise men die;
    Likewise the fool and the senseless person perish,
    And leave their wealth to others.
  • Their inward thought is, that their houses are for ever, their dwelling-places from generation to generation: they call the lands after their own names.
  • [c]Their inner thought is that their houses will last forever,
    Their dwelling places to all generations;
    They call their lands after their own names.
  • Nevertheless, man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
  • Nevertheless man, though in honor, does not [d]remain;
    He is like the beasts that perish.
  • This their way is their folly, yet they that come after them delight in their sayings. Selah.
  • This is the way of those who are foolish,
    And of their posterity who approve their sayings. Selah
  • Like 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.
  • Like sheep they are laid in the grave;
    Death shall feed on them;
    The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning;
    And their beauty shall be consumed in [e]the grave, far from their dwelling.
  • But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol: for he will receive me. Selah.
  • But God will redeem my soul from the power of [f]the grave,
    For He shall receive me. Selah
  • Be not afraid when a man becometh rich, when the glory of his house is increased:
  • Do not be afraid when one becomes rich,
    When the glory of his house is increased;
  • For when he dieth, he shall carry nothing away; his glory shall not descend after him.
  • For when he dies he shall carry nothing away;
    His glory shall not descend after him.
  • Though he blessed his soul in his lifetime, -- and men will praise thee when thou doest well to thyself, --
  • Though while he lives he blesses himself
    (For men will praise you when you do well for yourself),
  • It shall go to the generation of his fathers: they shall never see light.
  • He shall go to the generation of his fathers;
    They shall never see light.[g]
  • Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
  • A man who is in honor, yet does not understand,
    Is like the beasts that perish.

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