1 Samuel 2:3-9

3“Talk no more so very proudly; Let no arrogance come from your mouth, For the Lord is the God of knowledge; And by Him actions are weighed.

4“The bows of the mighty men are broken, And those who stumbled are girded with strength.

5Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, And the hungry have ceased to hunger. Even the barren has borne seven, And she who has many children has become feeble.

6“The Lord kills and makes alive; He brings down to the grave and brings up.

7The Lord makes poor and makes rich; He brings low and lifts up.

8He raises the poor from the dust And lifts the beggar from the ash heap, To set them among princes And make them inherit the throne of glory. “For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s, And He has set the world upon them.

9He will guard the feet of His saints, But the wicked shall be silent in darkness. “For by strength no man shall prevail.