49:2 Pay attention, all you people, 1
both rich and poor!
49:3 I will declare a wise saying; 2
I will share my profound thoughts. 3
49:4 I will learn a song that imparts wisdom;
I will then sing my insightful song to the accompaniment of a harp. 4
49:5 Why should I be afraid in times of trouble, 5
when the sinful deeds of deceptive men threaten to overwhelm me? 6
49:6 They trust 7 in their wealth
and boast 8 in their great riches.
49:7 Certainly a man cannot rescue his brother; 9
he cannot pay God an adequate ransom price 10
49:8 (the ransom price for a human life 11 is too high,
and people go to their final destiny), 12
49:9 so that he might continue to live 13 forever
and not experience death. 14