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- Hear this, all peoples; Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
- Both low and high, Rich and poor together.
- My mouth will speak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart will be understanding.
- I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle on the harp.
- Why should I fear in days of adversity, When the iniquity of my foes surrounds me,
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- Even those who trust in their wealth And boast in the abundance of their riches?
- No man can by any means redeem his brother Or give to God a ransom for him--
- For the redemption of his soul is costly, And he should cease trying forever--
- That he should live on eternally, That he should not undergo decay.
- For he sees that even wise men die; The stupid and the senseless alike perish And leave their wealth to others.
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- Their inner thought is that their houses are forever And their dwelling places to all generations; They have called their lands after their own names.
- But man in his pomp will not endure; He is like the beasts that perish.
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