Psalms 62:9

Surely Lit., as before, only. Nought but vanity are men, (nought but) a lie are great men. Only a mere breath which vanishes, an imposture which deludes those who trust them, are all men, whatever may be their rank. For the phrases bnç âdâm, bnç îsh, -low" and -high," see Psalms 49:2. In Psalms 4:2 Absalom's followers are termed bnç îsh:waverers would be influenced by seeing the number of leading men on his side. The same phrase nought but vanityis used in Psalms 39:5; Psalms 39:11, to describe the transitoriness and unsubstantiality of man, but the point is wholly different.

to be laid in the balance&c. In the balances they will go up, they are altogether of vanity. They spring from and consist of mere breath (Isaiah 41:24): put them in the scale, it flies up, for they have no weight or substance. The rendering -lighter than vanity" is possible but less probable.