⁹ Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether [1] lighter than vanity.

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.

⁹ Men of low estate are but a breath, men of high estate are a delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath.