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II] :The Lord killeth, and maketh alive:
 * He bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
 * The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich:
 * He bringeth low, and lifteth up.
 * He raiseth up the poor out of the dust,
 * And lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill,
 * To set them among princes,
 * And to make them inherit the throne of glory:
 * For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's,
 * And he hath set the world upon them.
 * He will keep the feet of his saints,
 * And the wicked shall be silent in darkness;
 * For by strength shall no man prevail.
 * The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to
 * pieces;
 * Out of heaven shall he thunder upon them:
 * The Lord shall judge the ends of the earth;
 * And he shall give strength unto his king.
 * And exalt the horn of his anointed.

And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the Lord before Eli the priest.

Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord. And the priest's custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand; and