3. My mouth shall speak wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.
4. I will submit and consent to a parable or proverb; to the music of a lyre I will unfold my riddle (my problem).
5. Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of those who would supplant me surrounds me on every side,
6. Even of those who trust in and lean on their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches?
7. None of them can by any means redeem [either himself or] his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him–
8. For the ransom of a life is too costly, and [the price one can pay] can never suffice–
9. So that he should live on forever and never see the pit (the grave) and corruption.
10. For he sees that even wise men die; the [self-confident] fool and the stupid alike perish and leave their wealth to others.
11. Their inward thought is that their houses will continue forever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands their own [apart from God] and after their own names.