39 When they are diminished and brought lowThrough oppression, affliction, and sorrow,
40 He pours contempt on princes,And causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way;
41 Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction,And makes their families like a flock.
42 The righteous see it and rejoice,And all iniquity stops its mouth.
43 Whoever is wise will observe these things,And they will understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.