Psalms 49:2-9

²important people and unimportant people, rich people and poor people, everyone, listen to what I am saying,

³because what I am thinking is very sensible, and what I say will enable you to become wise!

⁴I think about MTY ◄proverbs/wise sayings►, and while I play my harp, I explain what they mean.

⁵I am not RHQ afraid when I am in trouble/danger, when I am surrounded by my enemies,

⁶by evil men who trust that things will always go well for them because they are wealthy, and who boast about being very rich.

⁷They may be rich, but no one can pay money with the result that he would live forever! No one can pay God enough so that God will allow him to continue to live,

⁸because that cost is too grreat, and he will never be able to pay enough

⁹with the result that he will live forever and never die and be buried!