4I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
5Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, When iniquity at my heels compasseth me about?
6They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
7None of them can by any means redeem his brother, Nor give to God a ransom for him
8(For the redemption of their life is costly, And it faileth for ever),