| New King James Version | English Standard Version |
| 1To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear 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, And the meditation of my heart shall give understanding. | 3My mouth shall speak wisdom; the meditation of my heart shall be understanding. |
| 4I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will disclose my dark saying on the harp. | 4I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will solve my riddle to the music of the lyre. |
| 5Why should I fear in the days of evil, When the iniquity at my heels 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 in the multitude of their riches, | 6those who trust in their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches? |
| 7None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him— | 7Truly no man can ransom another, or give to God the price of his life, |
| 8For the redemption of their souls is costly, And it shall cease forever— | 8for the ransom of their life is costly and can never suffice, |
| 9That he should continue to live eternally, And not see the Pit. | 9that he should live on forever and never see the pit. |
| 10For he sees wise men die; Likewise the fool and the senseless person 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 inner thought is that their houses will last forever, Their dwelling places to all generations; They call their lands after their own names. | 11Their graves are their homes forever, their dwelling places to all generations, though they called lands by their own names. |
| 12Nevertheless man, though in honor, does 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 way of those who are foolish, And of their posterity who approve their sayings. Selah | 13This is the path of those who have foolish confidence; yet after them people approve of their boasts. Selah |
| 14Like sheep they are laid in the grave; Death shall feed on them; The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their beauty shall be consumed in the grave, far from their dwelling. | 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 redeem my soul from the power of the grave, For He shall receive me. Selah | 15But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah |
| 16Do not be afraid when one becomes rich, When the glory of his house is increased; | 16Be not afraid when a man becomes rich, when the glory of his house increases. |
| 17For when he dies he shall carry nothing away; His glory shall not descend after him. | 17For when he dies he will carry nothing away; his glory will not go down after him. |
| 18Though while he lives he blesses himself (For men will praise you 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— |
| 19He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They shall never see light. | 19his soul will go to the generation of his fathers, who will never again see light. |
| 20A man who is in honor, yet does not understand, Is like the beasts that perish. | 20Man in his pomp yet without understanding is like the beasts that perish. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | ESV Text Edition: 2016. The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. |
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