| English Standard Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1Hear this, all peoples! Give ear, all inhabitants of the world, | 1For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all peoples; Give ear, all inhabitants of the world, |
| 2both low and high, rich and poor together! | 2Both low and high, Rich and poor together. |
| 3My mouth shall speak wisdom; the meditation of my heart shall be understanding. | 3My mouth will speak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart will be understanding. |
| 4I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will solve my riddle to the music of the lyre. | 4I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle on the harp. |
| 5Why should I fear in times of trouble, when the iniquity of those who cheat me surrounds me, | 5Why should I fear in days of adversity, When the iniquity of my foes surrounds me, |
| 6those who trust in their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches? | 6Even those who trust in their wealth And boast in the abundance of their riches? |
| 7Truly no man can ransom another, or give to God the price of his life, | 7No man can by any means redeem his brother Or give to God a ransom for him-- |
| 8for the ransom of their life is costly and can never suffice, | 8For the redemption of his soul is costly, And he should cease trying forever-- |
| 9that he should live on forever and never see the pit. | 9That he should live on eternally, That he should not undergo decay. |
| 10For he sees that even the wise die; the fool and the stupid alike must perish and leave their wealth to others. | 10For he sees that even wise men die; The stupid and the senseless alike perish And leave their wealth to others. |
| 11Their graves are their homes forever, their dwelling places to all generations, though they called lands by their own names. | 11Their inner thought is that their houses are forever And their dwelling places to all generations; They have called their lands after their own names. |
| 12Man in his pomp will not remain; he is like the beasts that perish. | 12But man in his pomp will not endure; He is like the beasts that perish. |
| 13This is the path of those who have foolish confidence; yet after them people approve of their boasts. Selah | 13This is the way of those who are foolish, And of those after them who approve their words. Selah. |
| 14Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol; death shall be their shepherd, and the upright shall rule over them in the morning. Their form shall be consumed in Sheol, with no place to dwell. | 14As sheep they are appointed for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright shall rule over them in the morning, And their form shall be for Sheol to consume So that they have no habitation. |
| 15But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah | 15But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, For He will receive me. Selah. |
| 16Be not afraid when a man becomes rich, when the glory of his house increases. | 16Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich, When the glory of his house is increased; |
| 17For when he dies he will carry nothing away; his glory will not go down after him. | 17For when he dies he will carry nothing away; His glory will not descend after him. |
| 18For though, while he lives, he counts himself blessed—and though you get praise when you do well for yourself— | 18Though while he lives he congratulates himself-- And though men praise you when you do well for yourself-- |
| 19his soul will go to the generation of his fathers, who will never again see light. | 19He shall go to the generation of his fathers; They will never see the light. |
| 20Man in his pomp yet without understanding is like the beasts that perish. | 20Man in his pomp, yet without understanding, Is like the beasts that perish. |
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