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To the Chief Musician. A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples; give ear, all inhabitants of the world; |
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both sons of mankind, and sons of man, rich and poor together; |
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my mouth shall speak of wise things; and the thoughts of my heart shall be of understanding. |
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I will bow down my ear to a parable; I will open my dark saying on the harp. |
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Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the perversity of my ambushers will surround me? |
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Those who trust in their wealth, and their many riches, boast themselves. |
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A man cannot at all redeem a brother, nor give to God a ransom for him, |
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for the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceases forever, |
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yea, he shall yet live forever; he shall never see corruption. |
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For he sees wise men die; likewise the fool and the animal-like ones perish, and leave their wealth to others. |
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Their inward thought is that their houses shall go on forever, and their dwelling-places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names. |
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But man, though high in honor, does not remain; he is like the animals that perish. |
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This way of theirs is their foolishness; yet their followers delight in their sayings. Selah. |
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Like sheep they are appointed to the grave; death shall reign for them; and the upright shall have the rule over them in the morning; and their form is for rotting; the grave is their home. |
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But God will redeem my soul from the hand of the grave; for He will take me. Selah. |
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Be not afraid when one becomes rich, when the glory of his house increases; |
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for when he dies he shall take nothing away; his glory shall not go down after him. |
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For in his life he blessed his soul; yea, they praise you when you do well to yourself. |
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He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light. |
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Man in honor, but without understanding, is like the animals; they shall perish. |
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