Verse
WEB
World English Bible
KJV
King James Version
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Hear this, all you
peoples.
Listen
, all you
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 will
speak words
of wisdom .
My heart shall utter
understanding.
My mouth shall
speak of wisdom ;
and
the
meditation
of
my heart shall be
of
understanding.
I will incline my
ear to a proverb.
I will open my riddle
on
the harp.
I will incline mine
ear to a parable:
I will open my dark
saying
upon
the harp.
Why
should I fear in the days of evil, When iniquity at
my heels surrounds
me?
Wherefore
should I fear in the days of evil, when the
iniquity of
my heels shall
compass
me about
?
Those
who
trust in their wealth, And boast 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 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
, No
payment
is
ever enough,
(
For the redemption of their soul
is precious
, and
it
ceaseth
for
ever :)
That he should live on
forever
, That
he
should
not see corruption.
That he should still
live for
ever
, and
not see corruption.
For he sees
that wise men die ;
Likewise the fool and the senseless
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 will
endure
forever
, And their dwelling places to all generations .
They name
their lands after themselves
.
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 ,
despite
his
riches,
doesn't
endure.
He is like the animals
that perish.
Nevertheless
man being
in
honour
abideth
not:
he is like the beasts
that perish.
This is the
destiny
of
those
who
are
foolish,
And
of
those
who
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.
The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning .
Their beauty shall decay
in Sheol,
Far
from their mansion
.
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.
Don't
be afraid when a
man
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 dies
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 you
when you
do
well for
yourself--
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.
A
man who
has
riches
without
understanding
, Is like the animals
that perish.
Man that
is
in
honour
, and
understandeth
not,
is like the beasts
that perish.
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