| NET Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1For the music director, a psalm by the Korahites. Listen to this, all you nations! Pay attention, all you inhabitants of the world! | 1For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all peoples; Give ear, all inhabitants of the world, |
| 2Pay attention, all you people, both rich and poor! | 2Both low and high, Rich and poor together. |
| 3I will declare a wise saying; I will share my profound thoughts. | 3My mouth will speak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart will be understanding. |
| 4I will learn a song that imparts wisdom; I will then sing my insightful song to the accompaniment of a harp. | 4I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle on the harp. |
| 5Why should I be afraid in times of trouble, when the sinful deeds of deceptive men threaten to overwhelm me? | 5Why should I fear in days of adversity, When the iniquity of my foes surrounds me, |
| 6They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches. | 6Even those who trust in their wealth And boast in the abundance of their riches? |
| 7Certainly a man cannot rescue his brother; he cannot pay God an adequate ransom price | 7No man can by any means redeem his brother Or give to God a ransom for him-- |
| 8(the ransom price for a human life is too high, and people go to their final destiny), | 8For the redemption of his soul is costly, And he should cease trying forever-- |
| 9so that he might continue to live forever and not experience death. | 9That he should live on eternally, That he should not undergo decay. |
| 10Surely one sees that even wise people die; fools and spiritually insensitive people all pass away 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 grave becomes their permanent residence, their eternal dwelling place. They 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, despite their wealth, people do not last, they are like animals that perish. | 12But man in his pomp will not endure; He is like the beasts that perish. |
| 13This is the destiny of fools, and of those who approve of their philosophy. (Selah) | 13This is the way of those who are foolish, And of those after them who approve their words. Selah. |
| 14They will travel to Sheol like sheep, with death as their shepherd. The godly will rule over them when the day of vindication dawns; Sheol will consume their bodies and they will no longer live in impressive houses. | 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. |
| 15But God will rescue my life from the power of Sheol; certainly he will pull me to safety. (Selah) | 15But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, For He will receive me. Selah. |
| 16Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich and his wealth multiplies! | 16Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich, When the glory of his house is increased; |
| 17For he will take nothing with him when he dies; his wealth will not follow him down into the grave. | 17For when he dies he will carry nothing away; His glory will not descend after him. |
| 18He pronounces this blessing on himself while he is alive: "May men praise you, for you have done well!" | 18Though while he lives he congratulates himself-- And though men praise you when you do well for yourself-- |
| 19But he will join his ancestors; they will never again see the light of day. | 19He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They will never see the light. |
| 20Wealthy people do not understand; they are like animals that perish. | 20Man in his pomp, yet without understanding, Is like the beasts that perish. |
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