To the chief Musician,
A Psalm
for the sons
of Korah.
Hear
this, all ye people;
give ear,
all ye inhabitants
of the world:
Both low
and high,
rich
and poor,
together.
My mouth
shall speak
of wisdom;
and the meditation
of my heart
shall be of understanding.
I will incline
mine ear
to a parable:
I will open
my dark saying
upon the harp.
Wherefore should I fear
in the days
of evil,
when the iniquity
of my heels
shall compass
me about?
They that trust
in their wealth,
and boast
themselves in the multitude
of their riches;
None of them can
by any means
redeem
his brother,
nor give
to God
a ransom
for him:
(For the redemption
of their soul
is precious,
and it ceaseth
for ever:
)
That he should still live
for ever,
and not see
corruption.
For he seeth
that wise men
die,
likewise
the fool
and the brutish person
perish,
and leave
their wealth
to others.
Their inward
thought is, that their houses
shall continue for ever,
and their dwelling
places to all
generations;
they call
their lands
after their own names.
Nevertheless man
being in honour
abideth
not: he is like
the beasts
that perish.
This their way
is their folly:
yet their posterity
approve
their sayings.
Selah.
Like sheep
they are laid
in the grave;
death
shall feed
on them; and the upright
shall have dominion
over them in the morning;
and their beauty
shall consume
in the grave
from their dwelling.
But God
will redeem
my soul
from the power
of the grave:
for he shall receive
me. Selah.
Be not thou afraid
when one
is made rich,
when the glory
of his house
is increased;
For when he dieth
he shall carry nothing away:
his glory
shall not descend
after
him.
Though while he lived
he blessed
his soul:
and men will praise
thee, when thou doest well
to thyself.
He shall go
to the generation
of his fathers;
they shall never
see
light.
Man
that is in honour,
and understandeth
not, is like
the beasts
that perish.
