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men of low standing ... men of high standing are a lie
This refers to men of all levels of wealth and importance. The phrases "are vanity" and "are a lie" have the same meaning. One cannot confidently trust in anyone. AT: "you cannot place your trust in men, no matter how important they are" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-merism and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
weighed together, they are lighter than nothing
If you put all of these kinds of men together on a scale, they would have no weight. This means that they have no real value to you.
oppression or robbery
These two words have basically the same meaning. You cannot trust in money that you get by taking it from other people. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)
for they will bear no fruit
The writer speaks of riches as if they were trees or vines that could bear fruit. AT: "for they will provide nothing good for you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
do not fix your heart on them
Here "fix your heart" is an idiom that means to desire something greatly. AT: "do not desire them" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)