1. Hear this, kol HaAmim; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the cheled (world, duration):
2. (3) Bnei Adam and bnei ish, ashir (rich) and evyon (poor) alike,
3. (4) My mouth shall speak chochmot; and the meditation of my lev tevunot (understanding).
4. (5) I will incline mine ear to a mashal; I will disclose my dark saying upon the kinnor (harp).
5. (6) Why should I fear in the days of rah, when the avon (iniquity) of my akev (supplanters, deceivers) surrounds me?
6. (7) They that trust in their chayil (wealth), and boast themselves in the rov of their oshir (riches);
7. (8) A brother cannot by any means redeem ish (man), nor give to Elohim a kofer (ransom) for him--