He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor. For the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and on them he has set the world.

He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap,

Those who once feasted on delicacies perish in the streets; those who were brought up in purple embrace ash heaps.