"Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope in the Lord his God... which keepeth truth forever" (Psalm 146:3-6). "That your faith and hope might be in God.... for all flesh is a grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away. But the word of the Lord endureth forever" (1 Peter 1:21-25).
Put not your trust in corruptible man,
No matter how solemn his vow is today,
For soon every promise, intention, and plan
Shall vanish the moment he passes away.
Hoping in man is a troubling trust;
The future is out of his sphere of control.
A certain tomorrow returns him to dust,
And then he shall stand before God in his soul.
How happy is he who is trusting the Lord,
Who created all things by the word of His power,
Who never is threatened by man's feeble sword,
Neither his glory which fades like a flower.
So let all your faith and your hope be in God
Who keeps every promise He ever will make.
Trust in another is faith that is flawed,
A hope that will fail, and a troubling mistake.
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