²⁵ The fear of mankind is a snare,^(A)
but the one who trusts in the Lord is protected.^[a](B)

¹² I—I am the one who comforts you.
Who are you that you should fear humans who die,^(A)
or a son of man who is given up like grass?^(B)
13 But you have forgotten the Lord, your Maker,
who stretched out the heavens
and laid the foundations of the earth.^(C)
You are in constant dread all day long
because of the fury of the oppressor,
who has set himself to destroy.
But where is the fury of the oppressor?^(D)