¹² “I, even I, am he who comforts^(A) you.
    Who are you that you fear^(B) mere mortals,^(C)
    human beings who are but grass,^(D)

⁶ The Lord is with me;^(A) I will not be afraid.
    What can mere mortals do to me?^(B)

“All people are like grass,
    and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;
the grass withers and the flowers fall,

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