He makes some people poor and others rich; he humbles some and makes others great.

He lifts the poor from the dust and raises the needy from their misery. He makes them companions of princes and puts them in places of honor. The foundations of the earth belong to the LORD; on them he has built the world.

He said, "I was born with nothing, and I will die with nothing. The LORD gave, and now he has taken away. May his name be praised!"

You always have some witness against me; your anger toward me grows and grows; you always plan some new attack.

You bring bitter charges against me, even for what I did when I was young.

You have seized me; you are my enemy. I am skin and bones, and people take that as proof of my guilt.

The LORD Almighty says, "I will appear among you to judge, and I will testify at once against those who practice magic, against adulterers, against those who give false testimony, those who cheat employees out of their wages, and those who take advantage of widows, orphans, and foreigners---against all who do not respect me.