13. For the beginning of pride is sin; And he that keeps it will pour forth abomination. For this cause the Lord brought upon them strange calamities, And overthrew them utterly.
14. The Lord cast down the thrones of rulers, And set the meek in their stead.
15. The Lord plucked up the roots of nations, And planted the lowly in their stead.
16. The Lord overthrew the lands of nations, And destroyed them to the foundations of the earth.
17. He took some of them away, and destroyed them, And made their memorial to cease from the earth.