8 Sovereignty passes fromnation to nationbecause of injustice, pride, and money.
9 How can dust and ashes be arrogant?Even when they are alive,human bodies are decaying.
10 A long illness mocks a doctor;today’s king will die tomorrow.
11 When people are dead,they inherit maggots, vermin,and worms.
12 Human arrogance begins when people rebel against the Lord,and their hearts rebelagainst the one who made them.
13 The beginning of arrogance is sin,and those who cling to itwill pour out blasphemy.For this reasonthe Lord brings calamities upon them,and he ruins them completely.
14 The Lord destroyed the thrones of rulers,and he raised up the gentlein their place.