⁴Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.

⁵Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

⁶Understand therefore, that the LORD thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiffnecked people.

¹⁵And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to day.

⁷Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee.

¹¹To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.

²⁹When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.

⁵Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.

⁶How much less man, that is a worm? and the son of man, which is a worm?

¹²When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.

¹⁷LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

⁶But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.

²⁶The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

⁹The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.

¹¹But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

³²The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.

¹Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.

¹Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.

²Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.

⁶Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.

⁶The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.

³⁴Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.

⁸The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

²When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.

¹⁵The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.

³³The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.

¹⁹Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

¹²Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour is humility.

⁴By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life.

⁶Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:

⁷For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.

²Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.