1 Samuel 2:7-8

2:7 The Lord impoverishes and makes wealthy;

he humbles and he exalts.

2:8 He lifts the weak¹ from the dust;

he raises² the poor from the ash heap

to seat them with princes

and to bestow on them an honored position.³

The foundations of the earth belong to the Lord,

and he has placed the world on them.

1 Samuel 24:14

24:14 Who has the king of Israel come out after? Who is it that you are pursuing? A dead dog? A single flea?

1 Samuel 24:2

24:2 So Saul took three thousand select men from all Israel and went to find⁴ David and his men in the region of⁵ the rocks of the mountain goats.⁶

1 Samuel 7:8-9

7:8 The Israelites said to Samuel, “Keep⁷ crying out to the Lord our⁸ God so that he may save us⁹ from the hand of the Philistines!” 7:9 So Samuel took a nursing lamb¹⁰ and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord. Samuel cried out to the Lord on Israel’s behalf, and the Lord answered him.

Ayub 2:8

2:8 Job took a shard of broken pottery to scrape¹¹ himself¹² with while he was sitting¹³ among the ashes.¹⁴

Ayub 36:6-7

36:6 He does not allow the wicked to live,¹⁵

but he gives justice to the poor.

36:7 He does not take his eyes¹⁶ off the righteous;

but with kings on the throne

he seats the righteous¹⁷ and exalts them forever.¹⁸