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For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah.
Listen to this, all you people!
Pay attention, everyone in the world!
Listen to this, all you people!
Pay attention, everyone in the world!
The Transiency of the Wealth
{To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.} Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
{To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah.} Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
For my words are wise,
and my thoughts are filled with insight.
and my thoughts are filled with insight.
My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
I listen carefully to many proverbs
and solve riddles with inspiration from a harp.
and solve riddles with inspiration from a harp.
I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
Why should I fear when trouble comes,
when enemies surround me?
when enemies surround me?
Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?
They trust in their wealth
and boast of great riches.
and boast of great riches.
They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
Redemption does not come so easily,
for no one can ever pay enough
for no one can ever pay enough
(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
to live forever
and never see the grave.
and never see the grave.
That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
Those who are wise must finally die,
just like the foolish and senseless,
leaving all their wealth behind.
just like the foolish and senseless,
leaving all their wealth behind.
For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
but their fame will not last.
They will die, just like animals.
They will die, just like animals.
Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
But as for me, God will redeem my life.
He will snatch me from the power of the grave.
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He will snatch me from the power of the grave.
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But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
So don’t be dismayed when the wicked grow rich
and their homes become ever more splendid.
and their homes become ever more splendid.
Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
For when they die, they take nothing with them.
Their wealth will not follow them into the grave.
Their wealth will not follow them into the grave.
For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
In this life they consider themselves fortunate
and are applauded for their success.
and are applauded for their success.
Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
But they will die like all before them
and never again see the light of day.
and never again see the light of day.
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.