I Samuel 2:4-8

⁴“The bows of the mighty are shattered,
But the feeble gird on strength.
⁵“Those who were full hire themselves out for bread,
But those who were hungry cease to hunger.
Even the barren gives birth to seven,
But she who has many children languishes.
⁶“The Lord kills and makes alive;
He brings down to Sheol and raises up.
⁷“The Lord makes poor and rich;
He brings low, He also exalts.
⁸“He raises the poor from the dust,
He lifts the needy from the ash heap
To make them sit with nobles,
And inherit a seat of honor;
For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He set the world on them.