6 The LORD causes people to die, and he causes them to live. He sends people down to the grave, and he can raise them up to live again.

7 The LORD makes some poor, and he makes others rich. He humbles some people, and he honors others.

8 He raises the poor from the dust, and he takes away their sadness.[14] He makes them important and seats them with princes and at the places for honored guests. The LORD made the whole world, and the whole world belongs to him.[15]