Col. 1:20

and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.

Psalm 49:1-12

Hear this, all peoples!

    Give ear, all inhabitants of the world,

2 

both low and high,

    rich and poor together!

3 

My mouth shall speak wisdom;

    the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.

4 

I will incline my ear to a proverb;

    I will solve my riddle to the music of the lyre.

5 

Why should I fear in times of trouble,

    when the iniquity of those who cheat me surrounds me,

6 

those who trust in their wealth

    and boast of the abundance of their riches?

7 

Truly no man can ransom another,

    or give to God the price of his life,

8 

for the ransom of their life is costly

    and can never suffice,

9 

that he should live on forever

    and never see the pit.

10 

For he sees that even the wise die;

    the fool and the stupid alike must perish

    and leave their wealth to others.

11 

Their graves are their homes forever,[a]

    their dwelling places to all generations,

    though they called lands by their own names.

12 

Man in his pomp will not remain;    he is like the beasts that perish.