| recordings |
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| 1971-06-28 – 1971-07-07 | Judas Maccabaeus: Act II. "How vain is man" (Judus) | | English Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary | 6:06 |
| 1992-03-14 – 1992-03-22 | Judas Maccabaeus: Act II. Air "How vain is man, who boasts" (Judas Maccabaeus) | | The King’s Consort, Robert King, Jamie MacDougall | 4:58 |
| 2010-02-19 – 2010-02-21 | Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Part II: How Vain Is Man Who Boasts in Fight (Air) | | Lothar Odinius, Elbipolis Barockorchester Hamburg, Rolf Beck | 5:45 |
| Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act II, no. 38: Aria "How vain is man, who boasts in fight" (Judas Maccabaeus) | | Ryland Davies, English Chamber Orchestra, Charles Mackerras | 5:57 |
| Judas Maccabaeus: Act 2. Aria: How vain is man | | Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan | 5:26 |
| Thanks to my brethren ... How vain is man (Judas Maccabaeus) | medley | Kenneth McKellar, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Adrian Boult | 7:22 |
