1 Samuel 2:6-8

International Children’s Bible

⁶ “The Lord causes people to die,
    and he causes them to live.
He brings people down to where the dead are,
    and he raises them to life again.
⁷ The Lord makes people poor,
    and he makes people rich.
He makes people humble,
    and he makes people great.
⁸ The Lord raises the poor up from the dust.
    And he picks needy people up from the ashes.
He lets the poor sit with princes.
    He lets them sit on a throne of honor.

“The foundations of the earth belong to the Lord.
    The Lord set the world upon them.