He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill: to set them among princes, and to inherit them with the seat of glory. For the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and he hath set the round world upon them.

Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted,

Hearken, my dear beloved brethren, hath not God chosen the poor of this world, which are rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he promised to them that love him?

Lazarus

Acertain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

Was laid

And there was a certain man halt from his mother's womb, whom they brought and laid at the gate of the temple called Beautiful, to ask his alms of them that entered into the temple.

Full

desiring to be refreshed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's board. Nevertheless, the dogs came, and licked his sores.

So went Satan forth from the LORD, and smote Job with marvelous sore boils, from the sole of the foot unto his crown;

Great are the troubles of the righteous, but the LORD delivereth him out of all.

Wherefore should I be then punished daily, and be chastened every morning?"

From the sole of the foot unto the head, there is no whole part in all your body: but all are wounds, botches, sores and stripes, which can neither be helped, bound up, mollified, nor eased with any ointment.

for there is no more treacle at Gilead, and there is no Physician, that can heal the hurt of my people.

General references

A poor man leading a godly life, is better than the rich that goeth in froward ways.

They ate, they drank, they married wives and were married even unto the same day that Noah went into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.