3 “Do not multiply words so proudly, proudly; let no arrogance come from your mouth, for יהוה is an Ěl of knowledge, and by Him deeds are weighed.
4 “Bows of the mighty are broken, and those who stumble shall be girded with strength.
5 “The satisfied have hired themselves out for bread, and the hungry have ceased. Even the barren has borne seven, and she who has many children pines away.
6 “יהוה puts to death and makes alive, He brings down to the grave and raises up.
7 “יהוה makes poor and makes rich, He brings low and lifts up.
8 “He raises the poor from the dust, He lifts the needy from the dunghill, to sit with princes, and make them inherit a throne of esteem. For the supports of the earth belong to יהוה, and He has set the world upon them.
9 “He guards the feet of His kind ones, but the wrong are silent in darkness, for man does not become mighty by power.