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11. Conceit. Heb. máskith, rendered “image” (Lev. 26:1), “pictures” (Num. 33:52), and here thought to mean “imagination,” or “conceit.” The LXX renders this second clause, “and its glory casts a broad shadow.” The rendering “protecting” (see RSV) is derived from an alteration of the Hebrew text, reading for the root of maō›kith, ō›akak (sakak) instead of ō›akah. It is only in appearance that riches form a strong tower. Some shift in the market, some series of misfortunes, and the protection is gone. The defense that God offers is both real and indestructible (see Prov. 10:15; 18:10).