| 1 ¶ To the chief Musician, A Psalm for1 the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
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| 2 Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
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| 3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
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| 4 I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
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| 5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?
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| 6 ¶ They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
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| 7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
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| 8 (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
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| 9 That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
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| 10 For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
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| 11 Their inward thought is, that their houses shall2 continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
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| 12 Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
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| 13 This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve3 their sayings. Selah.
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| 14 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 beauty4 shall consume in the grave from5 their dwelling.
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| 15 ¶ But God will redeem my soul from the power6 of the grave:7 for he shall receive me. Selah.
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| 16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
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| 17 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
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| 18 Though while8 he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
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| 19 He9 shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
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| 20 Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
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