He raises the poor out of the dust, and lifts the needy out of the ash heap,

that He may seat him with nobles; with the nobles of His people.

And the women said to Naomi, Blessed is Jehovah, who has not left you this day without a kinsman redeemer; and may his name be famous in Israel!

And Naomi took the child and laid him on her bosom, and nursed him.

He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap, to set them among princes and make them inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah's, and He set the world upon them.

So Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of violet and white, with a great crown of gold and a garment of fine linen and purple; and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.

And in every province and city, wherever the king's command and decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews, because fear of the Jews fell upon them.

He sets the lowly on high, and those who mourn are exalted to safety;

Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end would increase abundantly.

Then surely you shall lift up your face without blemish; yea, you shall be steadfast, and not fear;

and your lifetime shall arise more than the brightness of the noonday. Though you were dark, you shall be like the morning.

You shall also lie down, and no one shall cause you to tremble; yea, many shall entreat your favor.

And Jehovah returned what had been taken captive from Job when he prayed for his friends. Indeed Jehovah gave Job twice as much as he had before.

So Jehovah blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; for he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and one thousand female donkeys.

And it came to pass in the thirty-seventh year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the twenty-fifth of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him out of prison,

And he changed from his prison garments, and he ate bread before him all the days of his life.

Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the endurance of Job and seen the outcome brought about by the Lord; that the Lord is very kind and merciful.

But He made His own people go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock;

Yea, may you see your children's children. Peace be upon Israel!

And the sons of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,

And Abraham stood up and bowed himself to the people of the land, the sons of Heth.

And Israel said to Joseph, I had not thought to see your face; but lo, God has also shown me your seed.

And Jehovah visited Hannah, and she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew up with Jehovah.

They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.

After this Job lived one hundred and forty years, and saw his children and grandchildren to four generations.

Children's children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children are their fathers.

The sons of your bereavement shall yet say in your ears, The place is too narrow for me; let a place come to me so that I may have room to dwell.

Thus says the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I will lift up My hand to the nations, and set up My banner to the people; and they shall bring your sons in their bosom, and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders.