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2High and low, rich and poor––listen!
3For my words are wise, and my thoughts are filled with insight.
4I listen carefully to many proverbs and solve riddles with inspiration from a harp.
5There is no need to fear when times of trouble come, when enemies are surrounding me.
6They trust in their wealth and boast of great riches.
7Yet they cannot redeem themselves from death by paying a ransom to God.
8Redemption does not come so easily, for no one can ever pay enough
9to live forever and never see the grave.
10Those who are wise must finally die, just like the foolish and senseless, leaving all their wealth behind.
11The grave is their eternal home, where they will stay forever. They may name their estates after themselves, but they leave their wealth to others.
12They will not last long despite their riches––they will die like the animals.
13This is the fate of fools, though they will be remembered as being so wise. Interlude
14Like sheep, they are led to the grave, where death will be their shepherd. In the morning the godly will rule over them. Their bodies will rot in the grave, far from their grand estates.
15But as for me, God will redeem my life. He will snatch me from the power of death. Interlude
16So don’t be dismayed when the wicked grow rich, and their homes become ever more splendid.
17For when they die, they carry nothing with them. Their wealth will not follow them into the grave.
18In this life they consider themselves fortunate, and the world loudly applauds their success.
19But they will die like all others before them and never again see the light of day.
20People who boast of their wealth don’t understand that they will die like the animals.
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