⁶ The Lord kills and gives life,
    he brings people down to where the dead are^[a]
        and he raises them up.
⁷ The Lord makes people poor
    and he makes people rich,
he brings them low,
    and he also exalts them.
⁸ He raises the poor up from the dust,
    he lifts up the needy from the trash heap
to make them sit with princes
    and inherit a seat of honor.
Indeed the pillars of the earth belong to the Lord,
    and he has set the world on them.