³ Don’t put your confidence in powerful people;
    there is no help for you there.

⁹ It is better to take refuge in the Lord
    than to trust in princes.

²² Don’t put your trust in mere humans.
    They are as frail as breath.
    What good are they?

⁹ Common people are as worthless as a puff of wind,
    and the powerful are not what they appear to be.
If you weigh them on the scales,
    together they are lighter than a breath of air.

¹⁰ Don’t make your living by extortion
    or put your hope in stealing.
And if your wealth increases,
    don’t make it the center of your life.