The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 12:22

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Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?

Influences

Isaiah 2:22 (KJV)
Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?

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Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils:; for wherein is he to be accounted of?

Simple English

Stop trusting in man. His breath is in his nose. Why should he be important?

Paraphrase

Stop trusting in mere humans, who are here one breath and gone the next. What are they really worth?