1 Alamoth. To the chief music-maker. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm.
2 \49:1\Give attention to this, all you peoples; let your ears be open, all you who are living in the world.
3 \49:2\High and low together, the poor, and those who have wealth.
4 \49:3\From my mouth will come words of wisdom; and in the thoughts of my heart will be knowledge.
5 \49:4\I will put my teaching into a story; I will make my dark sayings clear with music.
6 \49:5\What cause have I for fear in the days of evil, when the evil-doing of those who are working for my downfall is round about me?
7 \49:6\Even of those whose faith is in their wealth, and whose hearts are lifted up because of their stores.
8 \49:7\Truly, no man may get back his soul for a price, or give to God the payment for himself;
9 \49:8\(Because it takes a great price to keep his soul from death, and man is not able to give it.)
10 \49:9\So that he might have eternal life, and never see the underworld.
11 \49:10\For he sees that wise men come to their end, and foolish persons of low behaviour come to destruction together, letting their wealth go to others.
12 \49:11\The place of the dead is their house for ever, and their resting-place through all generations; those who come after them give their names to their lands.
13 \49:12\But man, like the animals, does not go on for ever; he comes to an end like the beasts.
14 \49:13\This is the way of the foolish; their silver is for those who come after them, and their children get the pleasure of their gold. (Selah.)
15 \49:14\Death will give them their food like sheep; the underworld is their fate and they will go down into it; their flesh is food for worms; their form is wasted away; the underworld is their resting-place for ever.
16 \49:15\But God will get back my soul; for he will take me from the power of death. (Selah.)
17 \49:16\Have no fear when wealth comes to a man, and the glory of his house is increased;
18 \49:17\For at his death, he will take nothing away; his glory will not go down after him.
19 \49:18\Though he might have pride in his soul in his life-time, and men will give you praise if you do well for yourself,
20 \49:19\He will go to the generation of his fathers; he will not see the light again.
21 \49:20\Man, like the animals, does not go on for ever; he comes to an end like the beasts.
1 万民哪！ 你们要听这话； 世上的居民哪！ 你们要留心听。
2 不论地位高低， 或贫或富， 都要一同留心听。
3 我的口要说出智慧的话； 我的心要默想明智的事。
4 我要留心聆听箴言； 我要弹琴解开谜语。
5 在患难的日子， 暗中迫害我的恶人围绕我的时候， 我何须惧怕呢？
6 他们倚靠财富， 自夸多财。
7 但他们没有一个能把他的兄弟赎回， 或把他的赎价交给 神，
8 （因为他生命的赎价非常昂贵， 只好永远放弃， ）
9 使他永远活着， 不见朽坏。
10 他看见智慧人死去， 愚昧人和愚顽人一同灭亡， 把他们的财产留给别人。
11 他们心里想， 他们的家必永存， 他们的住处必留到万代； 他们以自己的名， 称自己的地方。
12 但是人不能长享富贵； 他们就像要灭亡的牲畜一样。
13 这就是愚昧人的道路； 但在他们以后的人， 还欣赏他们的话。（细拉）
14 他们好像羊群被派定下阴间； 死亡必作他们的牧人。到了早晨， 正直人要管辖他们； 他们的形体必被阴间消灭， 他们再没有住处。
15 但 神必救赎我的灵魂脱离阴间的权势， 因为他必把我接去。（细拉）
16 别人发财， 家室增荣的时候， 你不要惧怕。
17 因为他死的时候， 什么也不能带走； 他的荣华也不能随他下去。
18 他在世的时候， 虽然自称是有福的， 并且说： "只要你丰足， 人就称赞你。"
19 他还要归到他历代的祖宗那里去， 永不再见光明。
20 人享富贵而不聪明， 就像要灭亡的牲畜一样。