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Yahweh kills, and he gives life.
He makes people go down to the grave, and he raises them up again.
Yahweh causes poverty and grants wealth.
    He humbles people; he also promotes them.
He raises the poor from the dust.
    He lifts the needy from the trash heap
        in order to make them sit with nobles
            and even to make them inherit a glorious throne.

“The pillars of the earth are Yahweh’s.
    He has set the world on them.

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