Psalms 49:1-7

¹For the music director. A psalm of the sons of Korah. Listen to this, everyone! Pay attention, people of the world—

²whether you are highborn or lowborn, rich or poor!

³For what I say is wise, and my thinking is perceptive.

⁴I pay attention to wise sayings; I answer hard questions to a tune on the harp.

⁵Why should I be afraid when trouble comes, when evil enemies surround me?

⁶They trust in their wealth; they boast about their riches,

⁷but no one can pay to rescue another from death; no one can pay a ransom to God.