rsv Psalms:49:2-9
rsv@Psalms:49:2 @ Hear this, all peoples! Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,
rsv@Psalms:49:3 @ both low and high, rich and poor together!
rsv@Psalms:49:4 @ My mouth shall speak wisdom; the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.
rsv@Psalms:49:5 @ I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will solve my riddle to the music of the lyre.
rsv@Psalms:49:6 @ Why should I fear in times of trouble, when the iniquity of my persecutors surrounds me,
rsv@Psalms:49:7 @ men who trust in their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches?
rsv@Psalms:49:8 @ Truly no man can ransom himself, or give to God the price of his life,
rsv@Psalms:49:9 @ for the ransom of his life is costly, and can never suffice,