Book 1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41,
Book 2 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72,
Book 3 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89,
Book 4 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101 , 102, 103, 104, 105, 106,
Book 5 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150
Man should use his sojourn on earth to enhance his spiritual development and prepare for the world to come.
49:1 Hear this, all [ye] people; give ear, all [ye] inhabitants of the world:
49:2 Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
49:3 My mouth shall speak wisdom, And the meditation of my heart shall give understanding.
49:4 I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the kinnor (harp).
49:5 Why should I fear in the days of evil, When the iniquity at my heels surrounds me?
49:6 Those who trust in their wealth And boast in the multitude of their riches,
49:7 None [of them] can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to Elohim (אלהים) a ransom for him:
49:8 (For the redemption of their nefesh [is] precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
49:9 That he should still live for ever, [and] not see corruption.
49:10 For he sees [that] wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
49:11 Their inner thought is that their houses will last forever, Their dwelling places to all generations; They call their lands after their own names.
49:12 Nevertheless man, though in honor, does not remain; He is like the beasts that perish.
49:13 This their way [is] their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
49:14 Like sheep they are laid in the sh'ol; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
49:15 But Elohim (אלהים) will redeem my nefesh from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
49:16 Do not be afraid when one becomes rich, When the glory of his house is increased;
49:17 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
49:18 Though while he lives he blesses himself (For men will praise you when you do well for yourself),
49:19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
49:20 A man who is in honor, yet does not understand, Is like the beasts that perish.
Book 1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41,
Book 2 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72,
Book 3 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89,
Book 4 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101 , 102, 103, 104, 105, 106,
Book 5 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150