¹⁶ No king is saved by the size of his army;^(A)
    no warrior escapes by his great strength.

⁹ Surely the lowborn^(A) are but a breath,^(B)
    the highborn are but a lie.
If weighed on a balance,^(C) they are nothing;
    together they are only a breath.

⁸ It is better to take refuge in the Lord^(A)
    than to trust in humans.^(B)

³ Do not put your trust in princes,^(A)
    in human beings,^(B) who cannot save.

⁴ When their spirit departs, they return to the ground;^(A)
    on that very day their plans come to nothing.^(B)

²² Stop trusting in mere humans,^(A)
    who have but a breath^(B) in their nostrils.
    Why hold them in esteem?^(C)

²² Stop trusting in mere humans,^(A)
    who have but a breath^(B) in their nostrils.
    Why hold them in esteem?^(C)