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1 | Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the
world: |
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2 | Both low and high, rich and poor, together. |
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3 | My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart
shall be of understanding. |
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4 | I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark
saying upon the harp. |
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5 | Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity
of my heels shall compass me about? |
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6 | They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the
multitude of their riches; |
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7 | None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to
God a ransom for him: |
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8 | (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth
for ever:) |
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9 | That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption. |
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10 | For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the
brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. |
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11 | 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. |
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12 | Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the
beasts that perish. |
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13 | This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve
their sayings. Selah. |
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14 | Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on
them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the
morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from
their dwelling. |
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15 | But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for
he shall receive me. Selah. |
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16 | Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of
his house is increased; |
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17 | For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall
not descend after him. |
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18 | Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise
thee, when thou doest well to thyself. |
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19 | He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never
see light. |
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20 | Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the
beasts that perish. |
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