4 aThe bows of the mighty are shattered,
bBut those who stumble gird on strength.
5 Those who were full hire themselves out for bread,
But those who were hungry cease to hunger.
aEven the barren gives birth to seven,
But bshe who has many children languishes.
6 aYahweh puts to death and makes alive;
bHe brings down to Sheol and raises up.
7 aYahweh makes poor and rich;
bHe brings low; He also exalts.
8 aHe raises the poor from the dust;
bHe exalts the needy from the ash heap
cTo make them sit with nobles,
And inherit a seat of glory;
dFor the pillars of the earth are Yahweh’s,
And He set the world on them.