(A)The Lord makes poor and rich;
(B)He humbles, He also exalts.
(C)He raises the poor from the dust,
(D)He lifts the needy from the garbage heap
(E)To seat them with nobles,
And He gives them a seat of honor as an inheritance;
(F)For the pillars of the earth are the Lords,
And He set the world on them.

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The Lord sends poverty and wealth;(A)
    he humbles and he exalts.(B)
He raises(C) the poor(D) from the dust(E)
    and lifts the needy(F) from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
    and has them inherit a throne of honor.(G)

“For the foundations(H) of the earth are the Lord’s;
    on them he has set the world.

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10 But he said to her, “You are speaking as one of the foolish women speaks. (A)Shall we actually accept good from God but not accept adversity?” (B)Despite all this, Job did not sin with his lips.

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10 He replied, “You are talking like a foolish[a] woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?”(A)

In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Job 2:10 The Hebrew word rendered foolish denotes moral deficiency.