Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:

Surely God will ransom my soul from the hand of Sheol when he shall take me. Selah.

none of them can by any means ransom his brother, nor give God an atonement for him;

Like sheep they are laid in Sheol; death shall feed on them, and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning, and their beauty shall be consumed in the grave from their dwelling.

Nevertheless man will not abide forever in honour; he is like the beasts that are cut off.

Those that trust in their wealth and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;

(for the redemption of their soul is of great price, and they shall never pay it)

Man that is in honour that does not understand is like the beasts that are cut off.

For he sees that all the wise men die, likewise the fool and the ignorant perish and leave their wealth to others.

My mouth shall speak wisdom; and the meditation of my heart intelligence.

Why should I fear in the days of adversity when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?

Their inward thought is that their houses are eternal and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.

This their way is their folly; yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.

Both low and high, rich and poor, together.

I will incline mine ear to a parable; I will declare my enigma upon the harp.

He shall enter into the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light forever.

for in his death he shall carry nothing away; nor shall his glory descend after him.

that he should still live for ever and not see corruption.

Though while he lives, his life shall be blessed: and men will praise thee when thou art prosperous.