Verse
KJV
King James Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
Hear this, all ye
people
; give
ear
, all ye
inhabitants of the world :
For
the
choirmaster.
A
Psalm
of
the
sons
of
Korah.
Hear this, all you
peoples
; listen
, all inhabitants of the world ,
Both low and high, rich and poor ,
together
.
both low and high, rich and poor alike
.
My mouth shall
speak
of
wisdom ;
and the meditation of my heart shall
be
of
understanding.
My mouth will
impart
wisdom ,
and the meditation of my heart will
bring
understanding.
I will incline mine
ear to a parable:
I will open
my dark
saying
upon
the harp .
I will incline my
ear to a proverb;
I will express
my riddle
with
the harp :
Wherefore
should I fear in the
days
of evil
, when the
iniquity
of
my
heels
shall
compass
me about
?
Why
should I fear in times
of trouble
, when wicked
usurpers
surround
me?
They that
trust in their wealth ,
and boast themselves
in the
multitude
of
their riches ;
They trust in their wealth and boast in their great
riches .
None
of
them
can by
any
means
redeem his brother ,
nor
give
to God a
ransom
for
him:
No
man
can possibly
redeem his brother or
pay
his
ransom
to God .
(
For the redemption of their
soul is precious
, and it
ceaseth
for
ever:)
For the redemption of his
soul is costly
, and never
can
payment
suffice,
That he should still
live for
ever,
and not see corruption
.
that he should live on
forever
and not see decay
.
For he
seeth
that wise men die, likewise
the fool
and the brutish
person
perish ,
and leave their wealth to others.
For it
is
clear
that wise men die, and
the foolish
and the senseless
both
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
.
Their graves
are
their eternal
homes—
their dwellings
for
endless
generations —
even
though
their lands were
their namesakes
.
Nevertheless
man being
in
honour
abideth
not:
he is like the beasts that perish.
But
a
man ,
despite
his
wealth,
cannot
endure;
he is like the beasts that perish.
This their
way
is their
folly:
yet
their posterity
approve
their sayings. Selah .
This is the
fate
of
the
self-confident
and
their followers
who
endorse
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
.
Like sheep they are destined
for
Sheol.
Death will
be
their
shepherd.
The upright will
rule
them in the morning ,
and their form
will
decay
in Sheol,
far
from their lofty
abode
.
But God will redeem my soul
from the
power
of
the
grave:
for he shall
receive
me. Selah .
But God will redeem my life
from Sheol,
for He will
surely
take
me to
Himself
. Selah
Be
not thou
afraid
when one
is
made
rich, when the glory
of his house is
increased;
Do
not be
amazed
when a
man
grows
rich, when the splendor
of his house increases.
For when he dieth
he shall
carry nothing away :
his glory
shall
not descend
after
him.
For when he dies,
he will
carry nothing away ;
his abundance
will
not follow
him down
.
Though while
he
lived
he blessed
his soul :
and men will
praise thee,
when thou
doest
well
to
thyself.
Though in
his
lifetime
he blesses
his soul —
and men praise you
when you
prosper—
He shall
go
to
the generation of his fathers ;
they
shall
never see light.
he will
join
the generation of his fathers ,
who
will
never see the
light of
day
.
Man that
is
in
honour,
and
understandeth
not,
is like the beasts that perish.
A
man who
has
riches
without
understanding
is like the beasts that perish.
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