1 Samuel 2:4-9

4The bows of the warriors are broken, but the feeble are clothed with strength.

5Those who are full hire themselves out for food, but those who are starving hunger no more. The woman who is childless gives birth to seven, but the woman with many sons pines away.

6The Lord brings death and gives life; he sends some down to Sheol, and he raises others up.

7The Lord brings poverty and gives wealth; he humbles and he exalts.

8He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the trash heap. He seats them with noblemen and gives them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s; he has set the world on them.

9He guards the steps of his faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness, for a person does not prevail by his own strength.