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2:3 "Do not keep talking so proudly or let your mouth speak such arrogance, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by him deeds are weighed.
人不要夸口说骄傲的话，也不要出狂妄的言语，因耶和华是大有智识的 神，人的行为被他衡量。
2:6 "The LORD brings death and makes alive; he brings down to the grave and raises up.
耶和华使人死，也使人活；使人下阴间，也使人往上升。
2:7 The LORD sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts.
他使人贫穷，也使人富足；使人卑微，也使人高贵。
2:8 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes and has them inherit a throne of honor. "For the foundations of the earth are the LORD's; upon them he has set the world.
他从灰尘里抬举贫寒人，从粪堆中提拔穷乏人，使他们与王子同坐，得着荣耀的座位。地的柱子属于耶和华，他将世界立在其上。