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 of them 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.

But man being in honor abideth not: He is like the beasts that perish.

They 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 life is costly, And it faileth for ever;)

Man that is in honor, and understandeth 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.

Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, When iniquity at my heels compasseth me about?

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.

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 mine 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 dieth he shall carry nothing away; His glory shall not descend after him.

That he should still live alway, That he should not see corruption.

Though while he lived he blessed his soul (And men praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself,)