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22 [a]As for you, stop worrying about mortals,
    in whose nostrils is but a breath;
    for of what worth are they?

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  1. 2:22 The meaning of this verse, certainly a later addition, is not clear. It is not addressed to God but to a plural subject.

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

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