1. Listen to this, all you nations!Pay attention, all you inhabitants of the world!
2. Pay attention, all you people,both rich and poor!
3. I will declare a wise saying;I will share my profound thoughts.
4. I will learn a song that imparts wisdom;I will then sing my insightful song to the accompaniment of a harp.
5. Why should I be afraid in times of trouble,when the sinful deeds of deceptive men threaten to overwhelm me?
6. They trust in their wealthand boast in their great riches.
7. Certainly a man cannot rescue his brother;he cannot pay God an adequate ransom price
8. (the ransom price for a human life is too high,and people go to their final destiny),
9. so that he might continue to live foreverand not experience death.
10. Surely one sees that even wise people die;fools and spiritually insensitive people all pass awayand leave their wealth to others.
11. Their grave becomes their permanent residence,their eternal dwelling place.They name their lands after themselves,