3 Speak boastfully no longer,Do not let arrogance issue from your mouths.For an all-knowing God is the Lord,a God who weighs actions.
4 “The bows of the mighty are broken,while the tottering gird on strength.
5 The well-fed hire themselves out for bread,while the hungry no longer have to toil.The barren wife bears seven sons,while the mother of many languishes.
6 “The Lord puts to death and gives life,casts down to Sheol and brings up again.
7 The Lord makes poor and makes rich,humbles, and also exalts.
8 He raises the needy from the dust;from the ash heap lifts up the poor,To seat them with noblesand make a glorious throne their heritage.“For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,and he has set the world upon them.
9 He guards the footsteps of his faithful ones,but the wicked shall perish in the darkness;for not by strength does one prevail.