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1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,

1Listen to this, all you people! Pay attention, all you who live in the world,

2both low and high, rich and poor alike.

2both average people and those of means, the rich and the poor together.

3My mouth will impart wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will bring understanding.

3My mouth will speak wisely, and I will understand what I think about.

4I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle with the harp:

4I will focus my attention on a proverb; I will use the harp to expound my riddle.

5Why should I fear in times of trouble, when wicked usurpers surround me?

5Why should I be afraid when evil days come my way, when the wickedness of those who deceive me surrounds me—

6They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.

6those who put confidence in their wealth and boast about their great riches?

7No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.

7No man can redeem the life of another, nor can he give to God a sufficient payment for him—

8For the redemption of his soul is costly, and never can payment suffice,

8for it would cost too much to redeem his life, and the payments would go on forever—

9that he should live on forever and not see decay.

9that he should go on living and not see corruption.

10For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.

10Indeed, he will see wise people die; the stupid and the senseless will meet their doom and leave their wealth to others.

11Their graves are their eternal homes—their dwellings for endless generations—even though their lands were their namesakes.

11Their inner thoughts are on their homes forever; their dwellings from generation to generation. They even name their lands after themselves.

12But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.

12But humanity cannot last, despite its conceit; it will pass away just like the animals.

13This is the fate of the self-confident and their followers who endorse their sayings. Selah

13This is the fate of those who are foolish and of those who correct their words after they speak. Interlude

14Like sheep they are destined for Sheol. Death will be their shepherd. The upright will rule them in the morning, and their form will decay in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.

14Like sheep, they are destined for the realm of the dead, with death as their shepherd. The upright will have dominion over them in the morning; their strength will be consumed in the afterlife, so that they have no home.

15But God will redeem my life from Sheol, for He will surely take me to Himself. Selah

15God will truly redeem me from the power of Sheol. He will surely receive me! Interlude

16Do not be amazed when a man grows rich, when the splendor of his house increases.

16Don't be afraid when someone gets rich, when the glory of his household increases.

17For when he dies, he will carry nothing away; his abundance will not follow him down.

17When he dies, he will not be able to take it all with him — his possessions will not follow him to the grave,

18Though in his lifetime he blesses his soul—and men praise you when you prosper—

18although he considers himself blessed while he's alive. Though people praise you for doing well,

19he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light of day.

19you will end up like your ancestors' generation, never again to see the light of day!

20A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.

20Humanity, despite its conceit, does not understand that it will perish, just like the animals.

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