1Hear ye, this all ye peoples, Give ear, all ye inhabitants of this passing world; 2Both sons of the low, And sons of the high,Together both rich and needy: 3My mouth, shall speak forth Wisdom, And the soft utterance of my heart be Understanding: 4I will bend, to a by-word, mine ear, I will open, on the lyre, mine enigma. 5Wherefore should I fear in the days of calamity, Though the iniquity of them who lie in wait for me should enclose me? 6As for them who are trusting in their wealth,And, in the abundance of their riches, do boast themselves, 7A brother, can none of them, redeem, he cannot give unto God a ransom for himself: 8So costly, is the redemption of their soul, That it faileth unto times age-abiding; 9That he should, yet, live on, continually, Should not see corruption. 10For it is seen that, the wise, die, Together with the dullard, and the brutish, do they perish, And leave, to others, their wealth: 11Their, inward thought, is that their houses are for times age-biding, Their habitations, for generation after generation,They give their own names unto lands! 12But, a son of earth, though wealthy, cannot tarry, He hath made himself a by-wordBeasts, they resemble: 13This, their way, is a folly to them, And yet, their followers, with their mouth, approve. Selah. 14Like sheepinto hades, are they driven, Death shall shepherd them,And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning, Even their form, is to decay, Hades, is all that remaineth of a habitation for him. 15But, God, will redeem my soul, out of the hand of hades, For he will take me. Selah. 16Do not fear, When a man becometh rich, When the glory of his house increaseth; 17For, when he dieth, he shall take, nothing, his glory shall not descend after him; 18For, though, his own selfwhile he lived, he used to bless, And they will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself, 19He shall enter as far as the circle of his fathers, Nevermore, shall they see the light. 20A son of earth though wealthy, who discerneth not, Hath made himself a by-word, Beasts, they resemble.