| English Standard Version | English Standard Version |
| 1Hear this, all peoples! Give ear, all inhabitants of the world, | 1Hear this, all peoples! Give ear, all inhabitants of the world, |
| 2both low and high, rich and poor together! | 2both low and high, rich and poor together! |
| 3My mouth shall speak wisdom; the meditation of my heart shall be understanding. | 3My mouth shall speak wisdom; the meditation of my heart shall be understanding. |
| 4I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will solve my riddle to the music of the lyre. | 4I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will solve my riddle to the music of the lyre. |
| 5Why should I fear in times of trouble, when the iniquity of those who cheat me surrounds me, | 5Why should I fear in times of trouble, when the iniquity of those who cheat me surrounds me, |
| 6those who trust in their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches? | 6those who trust in their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches? |
| 7Truly no man can ransom another, or give to God the price of his life, | 7Truly no man can ransom another, or give to God the price of his life, |
| 8for the ransom of their life is costly and can never suffice, | 8for the ransom of their life is costly and can never suffice, |
| 9that he should live on forever and never see the pit. | 9that he should live on forever and never see the pit. |
| 10For he sees that even the wise die; the fool and the stupid alike must perish and leave their wealth to others. | 10For he sees that even the wise die; the fool and the stupid alike must perish and leave their wealth to others. |
| 11Their graves are their homes forever, their dwelling places to all generations, though they called lands by their own names. | 11Their graves are their homes forever, their dwelling places to all generations, though they called lands by their own names. |
| 12Man in his pomp will not remain; he is like the beasts that perish. | 12Man in his pomp will not remain; he is like the beasts that perish. |
| 13This is the path of those who have foolish confidence; yet after them people approve of their boasts. Selah | 13This is the path of those who have foolish confidence; yet after them people approve of their boasts. Selah |
| 14Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol; death shall be their shepherd, and the upright shall rule over them in the morning. Their form shall be consumed in Sheol, with no place to dwell. | 14Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol; death shall be their shepherd, and the upright shall rule over them in the morning. Their form shall be consumed in Sheol, with no place to dwell. |
| 15But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah | 15But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah |
| 16Be not afraid when a man becomes rich, when the glory of his house increases. | 16Be not afraid when a man becomes rich, when the glory of his house increases. |
| 17For when he dies he will carry nothing away; his glory will not go down after him. | 17For when he dies he will carry nothing away; his glory will not go down after him. |
| 18For though, while he lives, he counts himself blessed—and though you get praise when you do well for yourself— | 18For though, while he lives, he counts himself blessed—and though you get praise when you do well for yourself— |
| 19his soul will go to the generation of his fathers, who will never again see light. | 19his soul will go to the generation of his fathers, who will never again see light. |
| 20Man in his pomp yet without understanding is like the beasts that perish. | 20Man in his pomp yet without understanding is like the beasts that perish. |
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