²⁹ For they have made low, And thou sayest, `Lift up.' And the bowed down of eyes he saveth.

⁵ In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace;

⁶ and greater grace he doth give, wherefore he saith, `God against proud ones doth set Himself up, and to lowly ones He doth give grace?'

⁵² He brought down the mighty from thrones, And He exalted the lowly,

¹² and whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

²³ The pride of man humbleth him, And humility of spirit upholdeth honour.

⁶ For high `is' Jehovah, and the lowly He seeth, And the haughty from afar He knoweth.

⁹ And he spake also unto certain who have been trusting in themselves that they were righteous, and have been despising the rest, this simile:

¹⁰ `Two men went up to the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-gatherer;

¹¹ the Pharisee having stood by himself, thus prayed: God, I thank Thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unrighteous, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer;

¹² I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all things -- as many as I possess.

¹³ `And the tax-gatherer, having stood afar off, would not even the eyes lift up to the heaven, but was smiting on his breast, saying, God be propitious to me -- the sinner!

¹⁴ I say to you, this one went down declared righteous, to his house, rather than that one: for every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'

¹¹ because every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'

²⁶ Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Turn aside the mitre, and bear away the crown, This -- not this -- the low make high, And the high make low.

²⁷ An overturn, overturn, overturn, I make it, Also this hath not been till the coming of Him, Whose `is' the judgment, and I have given it.

² And all these My hand hath made, And all these things are, An affirmation of Jehovah! And unto this one I look attentively, Unto the humble and bruised in spirit, And who is trembling at My word.

¹⁵ For thus said the high and exalted One, Inhabiting eternity, and holy `is' His name: `In the high and holy place I dwell, And with the bruised and humble of spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of bruised ones,'

⁹ For, lo, Thine enemies, O Jehovah, For, lo, Thine enemies, do perish, Separate themselves do all workers of iniquity.

¹⁰ And Thou exaltest as a reem my horn, I have been anointed with fresh oil.

¹¹ And mine eye looketh on mine enemies, Of those rising up against me, The evil doers, do mine ears hear.

¹⁴ Because in Me he hath delighted, I also deliver him -- I set him on high, Because he hath known My name.

¹⁵ He doth call Me, and I answer him, I `am' with him in distress, I deliver him, and honour him.

¹⁶ With length of days I satisfy him, And I cause him to look on My salvation!

² I rejoice and exult in Thee, I praise Thy Name, O Most High.

³ In mine enemies turning backward, they stumble and perish from Thy face.

¹⁹ In six distresses He delivereth thee, And in seven evil striketh not on thee.

²⁰ In famine He hath redeemed thee from death, And in battle from the hands of the sword.

²¹ When the tongue scourgeth thou art hid, And thou art not afraid of destruction, When it cometh.

²² At destruction and at hunger thou mockest, And of the beast of the earth, Thou art not afraid.

²³ (For with sons of the field `is' thy covenant, And the beast of the field Hath been at peace with thee.)

²⁴ And thou hast known that thy tent `is' peace, And inspected thy habitation, and errest not,

²⁵ And hast known that numerous `is' Thy seed, And thine offspring as the herb of the earth;

²⁶ Thou comest in full age unto the grave, As the going up of a stalk in its season.

²⁷ Lo, this -- we searched it out -- it `is' right, hearken; And thou, know for thyself!