⁹ He has put off my glory from me, and taken the crown from my head.

⁴⁴ You have put an end to his glory: the seat of his kingdom has been levelled to the earth.

⁷ When I went out of my door to go up to the town, and took my seat in the public place,

⁸ The young men saw me, and went away, and the old men got up from their seats;

⁹ The rulers kept quiet, and put their hands on their mouths;

¹⁰ The chiefs kept back their words, and their tongues were joined to the roofs of their mouths.

¹¹ For when it came to their ears, men said that I was truly happy; and when their eyes saw, they gave witness to me;

¹² For I was a saviour to the poor when he was crying for help, to the child with no father, and to him who had no supporter.

¹³ The blessing of him who was near to destruction came on me, and I put a song of joy into the widow's heart.

¹⁴ I put on righteousness as my clothing, and was full of it; right decisions were to me a robe and a head-dress.

¹⁶ The crown has been taken from our head: sorrow is ours, for we are sinners.

³⁹ You have made your agreement with your servant of no effect: you have had no respect for his crown, it has come down even to the earth.

¹¹ As for Ephraim, their glory will go in flight like a bird: there will be no birth and no one with child and no giving of life.

⁶ But you will be named the priests of the Lord, the servants of our God: you will have the wealth of the nations for your food, and you will be clothed with their glory.

¹⁶ Have no fear when wealth comes to a man, and the glory of his house is increased;

¹⁷ For at his death, he will take nothing away; his glory will not go down after him.

¹ But now those who are younger than I make sport of me; those whose fathers I would not have put with the dogs of my flocks.

²⁰ My glory will be ever new, and my bow will be readily bent in my hand.

²¹ Men gave ear to me, waiting and keeping quiet for my suggestions.

¹⁷ He takes away the wisdom of the wise guides, and makes judges foolish;