1 Samuel 2:7-9

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^7 (A)The Lord makes poor and makes rich;
    ^(B)he brings low and he exalts.
^8 (C)He raises up the poor from the dust;
    he lifts the needy from the ash heap
^(D)to make them sit with princes
    and inherit a seat of honour.
^(E)For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's,
    and on them he has set the world.
^9 (F)“He will guard the feet of his faithful ones,
    but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness,
    for not by might shall a man prevail.