Be Thou My Vision

Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise;
Thou mine inheritance, now and always;
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
High King of heaven, my treasure Thou art.

Does anyone else find the second part of the first line of the third verse of this hymn diffficult?

The words 'nor man's empty praise' have been swimming around my head for a few days now.

It is not that i necessarily seek the attention of man, but rather, I am affected by someones rude/nasty/unelpful words or indeed the lack of kind ones sometimes. They sometimes cut deep. These can be from different people, colleagues, friends, strangers.

Do I heed mans praise too much? Should we heed mans praise at all?