when the object is God. To trust in riches or fortifications or princes is to have confidence that these will help and protect you when the need arises. One who trusts in princes supposes that they will provide deliverance (Ps 146:3). Prov 28:26 presumes a situation of danger, since the hope is to escape: “He who trusts in his mind is a dolt, while he who walks in wisdom—he will escape.” The implication is that one who trusts in and relies on his own intelligence expects to evade trouble. Such a