Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

⁷ No one can ever buy back another person
or pay God a ransom for his life.
⁸ The price to be paid for his soul is too costly.
He must always give up
⁹ in order to live forever and never see the pit.

¹⁰ Indeed, one can see that wise people die,
that foolish and stupid people meet the same end.
They leave their riches to others.
¹¹ Although they named their lands after themselves,
their graves ^[a] have become their homes for ages to come,
their dwelling places throughout every generation.

¹² But mortals will not continue here with what they treasure.
They are like animals that die.

⁴ Do not wear yourself out getting rich.
Be smart enough to stop.
⁵ Will you catch only a fleeting glimpse of wealth before it is gone?
It makes wings for itself like an eagle flying into the sky.

⁶ Do not eat the food of one who is stingy,
and do not crave his delicacies.
⁷ As he calculates the cost to himself, this is what he does:
He tells you, “Eat and drink,”
but he doesn’t really mean it.
⁸ You will vomit the little bit you have eaten
and spoil your pleasant conversation.

⁹ Do not talk directly to a fool,
because he will despise the wisdom of your words.
¹⁰ Do not move an ancient boundary marker
or enter fields that belong to orphans,
¹¹ because the one who is responsible for them is strong.
He will plead their case against you.