1 Samuel 2:6-8

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

⁶ The Lord kills and brings to life;
    he brings down to Sheol and raises up.^(A)
7 The Lord makes poor and makes rich;
    he brings low; he also exalts.^(B)
8 He raises up the poor from the dust;
    he lifts the needy from the ash heap
to make them sit with princes
    and inherit a seat of honor.
For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
    and on them he has set the world.^(C)