⁹ Human beings^[a] are a mere vapor,
    while people in high positions^[b] are not what they appear.
    When they are placed on the scales, they weigh nothing;
        even when weighed together, they are less than nothing.
¹⁰ Don’t trust in oppression
    or put false hope in stealing;
if you become wealthy,
    do not set your heart on it.

¹¹ God spoke once,
    but I heard it twice,
        “Power belongs to God.”