Hear this, all ye peoples. Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world,

But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah.

none can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him

They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd, and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, that there be no habitation for it.

Even a man in splendor does not abide. He is like the beasts that perish.

Those who trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches,

Be not thou afraid when a man is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased.

(for the redemption of their life is costly, and it fails forever),

A man who is in splendor, and understands not, is like the beasts that perish.

For he shall see it. Wise men die. The fool and the brutish alike perish, and leave their wealth to others.

My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels encompasses me about?

Their inward thought is [that] their houses [are] forever, their dwelling-places to all generations. They call their lands after their own names.

This their way is their folly. Yet after them men approve their sayings. Selah.

both low and high, rich and poor together.

I will incline my ear to a parable. I will open my dark saying upon the harp.

he shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall never see the light.

For when he dies he shall carry nothing away. His glory shall not descend after him.

that he should still live always, that he should not see corruption.

Though while he lived he blessed his soul (and men praise thee, when thou do well for thyself),