45 lines
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45 lines
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# Chapter 49
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1 Hear this, all peoples;
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Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
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2 Both low and high,
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Rich and poor together.
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3 My mouth shall speak wisdom,
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And the meditation of my heart shall give understanding.
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4 I will incline my ear to a proverb;
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I will disclose my dark saying on the harp.
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5 Why should I fear in the days of evil,
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When the iniquity at my heels surrounds me?
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6 Those who trust in their wealth
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And boast in the multitude of their riches,
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7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother,
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Nor give to God a ransom for him—
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8 For the redemption of their souls is costly,
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And it shall cease forever—
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9 That he should continue to live eternally,
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And not see the Pit.
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10 For he sees wise men die;
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Likewise the fool and the senseless person perish,
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And leave their wealth to others.
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11 Their inner thought is that their houses will last forever,
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Their dwelling places to all generations;
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They call their lands after their own names.
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12 Nevertheless man, though in honor, does not remain;
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He is like the beasts that perish.
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13 This is the way of those who are foolish,
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And of their posterity who approve their sayings. Selah
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14 Like sheep they are laid in the grave;
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Death shall feed on them;
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The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning;
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And their beauty shall be consumed in the grave, far from their dwelling.
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15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave,
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For He shall receive me. Selah
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16 Do not be afraid when one becomes rich,
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When the glory of his house is increased;
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17 For when he dies he shall carry nothing away;
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His glory shall not descend after him.
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18 Though while he lives he blesses himself
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(For men will praise you when you do well for yourself),
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19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers;
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They shall never see light.
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20 A man who is in honor, yet does not understand,
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Is like the beasts that perish. |