People of (A)low standing are only (B)breath, and people of rank are a (C)lie;
In the (D)balances they go up.
Together they are lighter than breath.

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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.

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[a](A)Far from it! Rather, God must prove to be true, though every person be found (B)a liar, as it is written:

(C)So that You are justified in Your words,
And prevail [b]when You are judged.”

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  1. Romans 3:4 Lit May it never happen! And so throughout the ch
  2. Romans 3:4 Or in Your judging

Not at all! Let God be true,(A) and every human being a liar.(B) As it is written:

“So that you may be proved right when you speak
    and prevail when you judge.”[a](C)

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  1. Romans 3:4 Psalm 51:4