7. No man can by any means redeem his brother Or give to God a ransom for him-
8. For the redemption of his soul is costly, And he should cease trying forever-
9. That he should live on eternally, That he should not undergo decay.
10. For he sees that even wise men die; The stupid and the senseless alike perish And leave their wealth to others.
11. Their inner thought is that their houses are forever And their dwelling places to all generations; They have called their lands after their own names.
12. But man in his pomp will not endure; He is like the beasts that perish.
13. This is the way of those who are foolish, And of those after them who approve their words. Selah.