⁸ A person’s riches may ransom their life,
    but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.^(A)

⁶ those who trust in their wealth^(A)
    and boast^(B) of their great riches?^(C)
7 No one can redeem the life of another
    or give to God a ransom for them—
⁸ the ransom^(D) for a life is costly,
    no payment is ever enough—^(E)
9 so that they should live on^(F) forever
    and not see decay.^(G)
10 For all can see that the wise die,^(H)
    that the foolish and the senseless^(I) also perish,
    leaving their wealth^(J) to others.^(K)