For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear{H8085} this, all ye peoples;{H5971} Give ear,{H238} all ye inhabitants{H3427} of the world,{H2465}

Both low{H1121} and high,{H1121} Rich{H6223} and poor{H34} together.{H3162}

My mouth{H6310} shall speak{H1696} wisdom;{H2454} And the meditation{H1900} of my heart{H3820} shall be of understanding.{H8394}

I will incline{H5186} mine ear{H241} to a parable:{H4912} I will open{H6605} my dark saying{H2420} upon the harp.{H3658}

Wherefore should I fear{H3372} in the days{H3117} of evil,{H7451} When iniquity{H5771} at my heels{H6120} compasseth{H5437} me about?

They that trust{H982} in their wealth,{H2428} And boast{H1984} themselves in the multitude{H7230} of their riches;{H6239}

None [of them] can{H376} by any means{H6299} redeem{H6299} his brother,{H251} Nor give{H5414} to God{H430} a ransom{H3724} for him;

(For the redemption{H6306} of their life{H5315} is costly,{H3365} And it faileth{H2308} for ever;){H5769}

That he should still live{H2421} alway,{H5331} That he should not see{H7200} corruption.{H7845}

For he shall see{H7200} it. Wise men{H2450} die;{H4191} The fool{H3684} and the brutish{H1198} alike{H3162} perish,{H6} And leave{H5800} their wealth{H2428} to others.{H312}

Their inward{H7130} thought is, [that] their houses{H1004} [shall continue] for ever,{H5769} [And] their dwelling-places{H4908} to all{H1755} generations;{H1755} They call{H7121} their lands{H127} after their own names.{H8034}

But man{H120} [being] in honor{H3366} abideth{H3885} not: He is like{H4911} the beasts{H929} that perish.{H1820}

This their way{H1870} is their folly:{H3689} Yet after them{H310} men approve{H7521} their sayings.{H6310} {H5542}

They are appointed{H8371} as a flock{H6629} for Sheol;{H7585} Death{H4194} shall be their shepherd;{H7462} And the upright{H3477} shall have dominion{H7287} over them in the morning;{H1242} And their beauty{H6697} shall be for Sheol{H7585} to consume,{H1086} That there be no habitation{H2073} for it.

But God{H430} will redeem{H6299} my soul{H5315} from the power{H3027} of Sheol;{H7585} For he will receive{H3947} me. {H5542}

Be not thou afraid{H3372} when one{H376} is made rich,{H6238} When the glory{H3519} of his house{H1004} is increased.{H7235}

For when he dieth{H4194} he shall carry nothing away;{H3947} His glory{H3519} shall not descend{H3381} after{H310} him.

Though while he lived{H2416} he blessed{H1288} his soul{H5315} (And men praise{H3034} thee, when thou doest well{H3190} to thyself,)

He shall go{H935} to the generation{H1755} of his fathers;{H1} They shall never{H3808} see{H7200} the light.{H216}

Man{H120} that is in honor,{H3366} and understandeth{H995} not, Is like{H4911} the beasts{H929} that perish.{H1820}