Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you 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 God a ransom for him.

They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in Sheol, far from their mansion.

But man, despite his riches, doesn't endure. He is like the animals that perish.

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

Don't be afraid when a man is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased.

For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough,

A man who has riches without understanding, is like the animals that perish. A Psalm by Asaph.

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

My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart shall utter understanding.

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

Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.

This is the destiny of those who are foolish, and of those who approve their sayings. Selah.

both low and high, rich and poor together.

I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will open my riddle on 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 live on forever, that he should not see corruption.

Though while he lived he blessed his soul -- and men praise you when you do well for yourself --