1. 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 proverbsand explain their meaning as I play the harp.
5. I am not afraid in times of dangerwhen I am surrounded by enemies,
6. by evil people who trust in their richesand boast of their great wealth.
7. A person can never redeem himself;he cannot pay God the price for his life,
8. because the payment for a human life is too great.What he could pay would never be enough
9. to keep him from the grave,to let him live for ever.