1 Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the
2 Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart
4 I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying
5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of
6 They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the
7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God
8 (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for
9 That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
10 For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the
11 Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for
12 Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the
13 This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their
14 Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them;
15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he
16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his
17 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall
18 Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise
19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never
20 Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts