¹Laulujuhatajale: Korahi laste laul.

¹Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you inhabitants of the world,

²Kuulge seda, kõik rahvad! Pange tähele, kõik maailma elanikud,

²both low and high, rich and poor together.

³nii alamad kui ülemad, üheskoos rikas ja vaene!

³My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart shall utter understanding.

⁴Mu suu räägib tarkusesõnu ja mu südame mõte sügavat tunnetust.

⁴I will incline my ear to a proverb. I will open my riddle on the harp.

⁵Ma pööran oma kõrva tähendamissõna poole ja teen kandlega avalikuks oma mõistatuse.

⁵Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels surrounds me?

⁶Miks ma peaksin kartma kurjal ajal, kui mind ümbritsevad mu tagakiusajate pahateod,

⁶Those who trust in their wealth, and boast in the multitude of their riches—

⁷kes loodavad oma varanduse peale ja kiitlevad oma suurest rikkusest?

⁷none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give God a ransom for him.

⁸Ükski ei või venna eest anda luna ega tema eest maksta Jumalale lunastushinda,

⁸For the redemption of their life is costly, no payment is ever enough,

⁹sest nende hinge luna on liiga kallis ja peab jääma igavesti tasumata selleks,

⁹That he should live on forever, that he should not see corruption.

¹⁰et keegi ei jääks elama lõppemata ega näekski hauda.

¹⁰For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others.

¹¹Sest nähakse ju, et targad surevad, albid ja sõgedad saavad üheskoos otsa ning jätavad oma varanduse teistele.

¹¹Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, and their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.

¹²Nad arvavad, et nende kojad jäävad igaveseks, nende asulad põlvest põlve; nad on oma nimede järgi nimetanud maakohti.

¹²But man, despite his riches, doesn’t endure. He is like the animals that perish.

¹³Ent inimene toreduses ei jää püsima, ta on loomade sarnane, kellele tehakse ots.

¹³This is the destiny of those who are foolish, and of those who approve their sayings. Selah.

¹⁴See on nende tee, kes loodavad iseendi peale, ja nende järglaste tee, kellele meeldivad nende kõned.

¹⁴They are appointed as a flock for Sheol Sheol is the place of the dead. . Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in Sheol Sheol is the place of the dead. , far from their mansion.

¹⁵Nagu lambakari pannakse nad kinni surmavalda, surm on neile karjaseks, ja õiglased saavad hommikul nende valitsejaks; surmavald kulutab ära nende kuju, neile ei jää eluaset.

¹⁵But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol Sheol is the place of the dead. , for he will receive me. Selah.

¹⁶Kuid Jumal lunastab mu hinge surmavalla käest, sest ta võtab mu vastu. Sela.

¹⁶Don’t be afraid when a man is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased.

¹⁷Ära karda, kui keegi rikastub, kui tema koja au saab suureks!

¹⁷For when he dies he shall carry nothing away. His glory shall not descend after him.

¹⁸Sest oma surma ei võta ta midagi kaasa, tema au ei järgne talle.

¹⁸Though while he lived he blessed his soul— and men praise you when you do well for yourself—

¹⁹Kui tema ka kiidab oma hinge õnnelikuks oma elus ja teised kiidavad sind, et sa teed enesele hea elu,

¹⁹he shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall never see the light.

²⁰lähed sa siiski oma esiisade sugupõlve juurde, kes iialgi ei saa näha valgust.

²⁰A man who has riches without understanding, is like the animals that perish.

²¹Inimene toreduses, kui tal pole arusaamist, on loomade sarnane, kellele tehakse ots.