Verse
ASV
American Standard Version
KJV
King James Version
Hear this, all ye peoples
; Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world ,
Hear this, all ye people
; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world :
Both low and high, Rich and poor together.
Both low and high, rich and poor ,
together.
My mouth shall speak wisdom; And the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
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.
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 iniquity at
my heels compasseth
me about?
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;
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 ;
None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him :
(For the redemption of their life
is costly
, And it faileth
for ever ;
)
(For the redemption of their soul
is precious
, and it ceaseth
for ever :
)
That he should still live alway
, That
he
should
not see corruption.
That he should still live for
ever
, and
not see corruption.
For he shall
see
it.
Wise men die ;
The fool and the brutish alike
perish, And leave their wealth to others.
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.
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.
But
man `
being '
in honor
abideth not: He is like the beasts that perish.
Nevertheless
man being in honour
abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
This their way is their folly: Yet after
them
men
approve their sayings. Selah
This their way is their folly: yet their
posterity
approve their sayings. Selah .
They are appointed
as
a
flock
for
Sheol
; Death shall be
their
shepherd
; And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their beauty shall be
for
Sheol
to
consume ,
That
there
be
no
habitation
for
it
.
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 Sheol;
For he will
receive me. Selah
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 .
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.
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 praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself ,)
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 the
light.
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
Man that is in honor
, and understandeth not, Is like the beasts that perish. Psalm
50
A
Psalm
of
Asaph.
Man that is in honour
, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
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