Psalms 62:9. Surely men of low degree are vanity,
They promise what they cannot perform.
Psalms 62:9. And men of high degree are a lie:
They often promise what they will not perform. The many-headed multitude are vanity, put the whole of them into the scales, and how much do they weigh? Just nothing: and as for the aristocrats, those great men that would ride roughshod over the whole world if they could, they are worse than nothing; for, while the "men of low degree are vanity," the "men of high degree are a lie," and that is worse than vanity.
Psalms 62:9. To be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
Put in Caesar, and the senators and nobles of Rome, and then put in the populace of Rome: "they are altogether lighter than vanity." Therefore it is no use to trust to men. If any man builds his comfort upon popularity he builds upon the sand, or if any build their hopes upon some great noble or prince, they build upon a lie, for he will fail them when most they need help. Blessed is the man who trusts in his God, but cursed is he that trusteth in man.
Psalms 62:9. Surely men of low degree are vanity,
They promise what they cannot perform.
Psalms 62:9. And men of high degree are a lie:
They often promise what they will not perform. The many-headed multitude are vanity, put the whole of them into the scales, and how much do they weigh? Just nothing: and as for the aristocrats, those great men that would ride roughshod over the whole world if they could, they are worse than nothing; for, while the "men of low degree are vanity," the "men of high degree are a lie," and that is worse than vanity.
Psalms 62:9. To be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
Put in Caesar, and the senators and nobles of Rome, and then put in the populace of Rome: "they are altogether lighter than vanity." Therefore it is no use to trust to men. If any man builds his comfort upon popularity he builds upon the sand, or if any build their hopes upon some great noble or prince, they build upon a lie, for he will fail them when most they need help. Blessed is the man who trusts in his God, but cursed is he that trusteth in man.