The statement that the ransom of one's life is costly and no one can afford it even if he tried establishes the impossibility of purchasing one's way past death. The specific language about the costliness and the impossibility of payment emphasizes the absolute certainty that money cannot serve this purpose. The phrase about trying to pay yet being unable to do so emphasizes the futility of even the wealthiest person's attempt to escape death. The verse reinforces the preceding assertion through repetition and elaboration, stressing the fundamental limitation that mortality imposes on all persons regardless of wealth. This verse reiterates and deepens the critique of misplaced trust in wealth.

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