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Talk no more so exceeding proudly; Don't let arrogance come out of your mouth; For the LORD is a God of knowledge, By him actions are weighed.
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The bows of the mighty men are broken; Those who stumbled are girded with strength.
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Those who were full have hired out themselves for bread; Those who were hungry have ceased [to hunger]: Yes, the barren has borne seven; She who has many children languishes.
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The LORD kills, and makes alive: He brings down to She'ol, and brings up.
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The LORD makes poor, and makes rich: He brings low, he also lifts up.
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He raises up the poor out of the dust, He lifts up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, Inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the eretz are the LORD's, He has set the world on them.
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He will keep the feet of his holy ones; But the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; For by strength shall no man prevail.
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Those who strive with the LORD shall be broken to pieces; Against them will he thunder in the sky: The LORD will judge the ends of the eretz; He will give strength to his king, Exalt the horn of his anointed.
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Elkana went to Ramah to his house. The child did minister to the LORD before `Eli the Kohen.
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Now the sons of `Eli were base men; they didn't know the LORD.
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The custom of the Kohanim with the people was that when any man offered sacrifice, the Kohen's servant came, while the flesh was boiling, with a flesh-hook of three teeth in his hand;