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\c 49
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\m
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\d A psalm written by one of the descendants of Korah for the choir director.
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\q1
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\v 1 You people of all people groups, listen!
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\q1 You people all over the world,
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\q2
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\v 2 important people and unimportant people,
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\q2 rich people and poor people,
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\q1 everyone, listen to what I am saying.
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\q1
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\v 3 For what I am thinking is very sensible,
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\q2 and what I say will enable you to become wise.
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\q1
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\v 4 I think about wise words to tell you,
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\q2 and while I play my harp, I explain what they mean.
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\q1
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\v 5 I do not worry when I am in trouble,
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\q2 when I am surrounded by my enemies.
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\q1
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\v 6 These are evil men who trust that things will always go well for them because they are wealthy
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\q2 and who boast about being very rich.
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\q1
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\v 7 They may be rich, but no one can pay God money
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\q2 so that he can live forever!
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\q1 No one can pay God enough so that God will allow him to continue to live
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\q1
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\v 8 because that cost is too much,
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\q2 and he will never be able to pay enough.
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\q1
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\v 9 No one can pay God enough money so that he will live forever
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\q2 and never die and be buried!
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\q1
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\v 10 We see that foolish and stupid people die,
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\q1 but we see that wise people also die;
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\q2 they all leave their wealth, and others inherit it.
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\q1
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\v 11 They once had houses on land that they owned,
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\q1 but now their graves are their homes forever,
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\q2 the place where they will stay for all time!
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\s5
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\q1
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\v 12 Even if people are great, that cannot prevent them from dying;
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\q2 people all die, the same as the animals do.
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\q1
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\v 13 That is what happens to those who foolishly trust in what they have accomplished,
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\q2 to those who are delighted in all that they possess.
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\q1
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\v 14 They are certain to die just like sheep
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\q2 when a shepherd leads them away to be slaughtered.
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\q1 In the morning the righteous people will rule over them,
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\q1 and then those wealthy people will die and their bodies will quickly decay in their graves;
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\q2 they will be where dead people are, far from their homes.
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\q1
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\v 15 But it is certain that God will rescue me so that I am not held fast in the place of the dead;
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\q2 he will take me to himself.
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\q1
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\v 16 So do not be dismayed when someone becomes rich
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\q2 and the houses where they live become more and more luxurious;
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\q1
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\v 17 for when he dies, he will take nothing with him;
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\q2 his wealth will not go with him.
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\q1
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\v 18 While a rich person is alive, he congratulates himself,
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\q2 and people praise him for being successful,
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\q1
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\v 19 but he will die and join his ancestors,
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\q2 who will never see daylight again.
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\v 20 Even if someone is great, that cannot prevent him from dying;
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\q2 he will die, the same as the animals do.
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