(A)The Lord makes poor and rich;
(B)He brings low, He also exalts.
(C)He raises the poor from the dust,
(D)He lifts the needy from the ash heap
(E)To make them sit with nobles,
And inherit a seat of honor;
(F)For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He set the world on them.
(G)He keeps the feet of His godly ones,
(H)But the wicked ones are silenced in darkness;
(I)For not by might shall a man prevail.

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The Lord sends poverty and wealth;(A)
    he humbles and he exalts.(B)
He raises(C) the poor(D) from the dust(E)
    and lifts the needy(F) from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
    and has them inherit a throne of honor.(G)

“For the foundations(H) of the earth are the Lord’s;
    on them he has set the world.
He will guard the feet(I) of his faithful servants,(J)
    but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness.(K)

“It is not by strength(L) that one prevails;

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