## Why Should I Fear in Days of Evil? 

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Hear this, all peoples; Give ear, all inhabitants of the world, 

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Both low and high, Rich and poor together. 

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My mouth will speak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart _will be_ discernment. 

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I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will express my riddle on the harp. 

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Why should I fear in days of evil, When the iniquity of my supplanters surrounds me, 

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Even those who trust in their wealth And boast in the abundance of their riches? 

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Truly, no man can redeem _his_ brother; He cannot give to God a ransom for him-- 

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For the redemption price for their soul is costly, And _it_ ceases forever-- 

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That he should live on eternally, That he should not see corruption. 

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For he sees _that even_ wise men die; The fool and the senseless alike perish And leave their wealth to others. 

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Their inner thought is _that_ their houses are forever _And_ their dwelling places from generation to generation; They have called _their_ lands after their own names. 

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But man in _his_ honor will not endure; He is like the animals that perish. 

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This is the way of those who are foolish, And of those after them who are pleased with their words. Selah. 

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As sheep they are appointed for Sheol; Death will shepherd them; And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning, And their form shall be for Sheol to consume, _Far_ away from his habitation. 

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But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, For He will receive me. Selah. 

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Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich, When the glory of his house increases; 

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For when he dies he will not take any of it; His glory will not descend after him. 

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For while he lives he blesses his soul-- And _men_ will praise you when you do well for yourself-- 

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_But his soul_ shall go to the generation of his fathers; They will eternally not see light. 

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Man in _his_ honor, but _who_ does not understand, Is like the animals that perish.