1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the…
2both low and high, rich and poor together.
3My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My…
4I will incline my ear to a proverb.…
5Why should I fear in the days of…
6Those who trust in their wealth, and boast…
7none of them can by any means redeem…
8For the redemption of their life is costly,…
9that he should live on forever, that he…
10For he sees that wise men die; likewise…
11Their inward thought is that their houses will…
12But man, despite his riches, doesn’t endure. He…
13This is the destiny of those who are…
14They are appointed as a flock for Sheol.…
15But God will redeem my soul from the…
16Don’t be afraid when a man is made…
17for when he dies he will carry nothing…
18Though while he lived he blessed his soul—…
19he shall go to the generation of his…
20A man who has riches without understanding, is…
