3 They ruled in their kingdoms,and made a name with their power,some giving counselby their intelligence;some making pronouncementsin prophecies;
4 some leading the peopleby their deliberations,and by their understandingof the people’s learning,giving wise words in their instruction;
5 others devising musical melodies,and composing poems;
6 rich people endowed with strength,living in peace in their dwellings—
7 all of these were honoredin their generation,a source of pride in their time.
8 Some of them left behind a nameso that their praises might be told.
9 For some there is no memory,and they perished as thoughthey hadn’t existed.These have become as thoughthey hadn’t been born,they and even their children after them.