The Folly of Trusting in Riches |
| To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. |
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Hear this, all ye people;
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give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: |
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both low and high,
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My mouth shall speak of wisdom;
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and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding. |
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I will incline mine ear to a parable:
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I will open my dark saying upon the harp. |
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Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil,
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when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about? |
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They that trust in their wealth,
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and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; |
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none of them can by any means redeem his brother,
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nor give to God a ransom for him: |
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(for the redemption of their soul is precious,
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and it ceaseth for ever:) |
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that he should still live for ever,
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For he seeth that wise men die,
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likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, |
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and leave their wealth to others. |
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Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever,
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and their dwelling places to all generations; |
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they call their lands after their own names. |
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Nevertheless man being in honor abideth not:
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he is like the beasts that perish. |
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This their way is their folly:
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yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah. |
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Like sheep they are laid in the grave;
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death shall feed on them; |
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and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; |
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and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. |
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But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave:
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for he shall receive me. Selah. |
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Be not thou afraid when one is made rich,
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when the glory of his house is increased; |
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for when he dieth he shall carry nothing away:
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his glory shall not descend after him. |
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Though while he lived he blessed his soul,
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(and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself,) |
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he shall go to the generation of his fathers;
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they shall never see light. |
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Man that is in honor, and understandeth not,
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is like the beasts that perish. |
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