| International Standard Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Listen to this, all you people! Pay attention, all you who live in the world, | 1For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all peoples; Give ear, all inhabitants of the world, |
| 2both average people and those of means, the rich and the poor together. | 2Both low and high, Rich and poor together. |
| 3My mouth will speak wisely, and I will understand what I think about. | 3My mouth will speak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart will be understanding. |
| 4I will focus my attention on a proverb; I will use the harp to expound my riddle. | 4I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle on the harp. |
| 5Why should I be afraid when evil days come my way, when the wickedness of those who deceive me surrounds me— | 5Why should I fear in days of adversity, When the iniquity of my foes surrounds me, |
| 6those who put confidence in their wealth and boast about their great riches? | 6Even those who trust in their wealth And boast in the abundance of their riches? |
| 7No man can redeem the life of another, nor can he give to God a sufficient payment for him— | 7No man can by any means redeem his brother Or give to God a ransom for him-- |
| 8for it would cost too much to redeem his life, and the payments would go on forever— | 8For the redemption of his soul is costly, And he should cease trying forever-- |
| 9that he should go on living and not see corruption. | 9That he should live on eternally, That he should not undergo decay. |
| 10Indeed, he will see wise people die; the stupid and the senseless will meet their doom and leave their wealth to others. | 10For he sees that even wise men die; The stupid and the senseless alike perish And leave their wealth to others. |
| 11Their inner thoughts are on their homes forever; their dwellings from generation to generation. They even name their lands after themselves. | 11Their inner thought is that their houses are forever And their dwelling places to all generations; They have called their lands after their own names. |
| 12But humanity cannot last, despite its conceit; it will pass away just like the animals. | 12But man in his pomp will not endure; He is like the beasts that perish. |
| 13This is the fate of those who are foolish and of those who correct their words after they speak. Interlude | 13This is the way of those who are foolish, And of those after them who approve their words. Selah. |
| 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. | 14As sheep they are appointed for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright shall rule over them in the morning, And their form shall be for Sheol to consume So that they have no habitation. |
| 15God will truly redeem me from the power of Sheol. He will surely receive me! Interlude | 15But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, For He will receive me. Selah. |
| 16Don't be afraid when someone gets rich, when the glory of his household increases. | 16Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich, When the glory of his house is increased; |
| 17When he dies, he will not be able to take it all with him — his possessions will not follow him to the grave, | 17For when he dies he will carry nothing away; His glory will not descend after him. |
| 18although he considers himself blessed while he's alive. Though people praise you for doing well, | 18Though while he lives he congratulates himself-- And though men praise you when you do well for yourself-- |
| 19you will end up like your ancestors' generation, never again to see the light of day! | 19He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They will never see the light. |
| 20Humanity, despite its conceit, does not understand that it will perish, just like the animals. | 20Man in his pomp, yet without understanding, Is like the beasts that perish. |
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