Psalm 49.The Foolishness of Trusting in Riches.

Hear this, everyone!
Listen, all people everywhere,

2 great and small alike,
rich and poor together.

3 My thoughts will be clear;
I will speak words of wisdom.

4 I will turn my attention to proverbs
and explain their meaning as I play the harp.

5 I am not afraid in times of danger
when I am surrounded by enemies,

6 by evil people who trust in their riches
and boast of their great wealth.

7 We can never redeem ourselves;
we cannot pay God the price for our lives,

8 because the payment for a human life is too great.
What we could pay would never be enough

9 to keep us from the grave,
to let us live forever.

10 Anyone can see that even the wise die,
as well as the foolish and stupid.
They all leave their riches…