Translations
Louis Segond 1910
L'Eternel appauvrit et il enrichit, Il abaisse et il élève.
KJV
The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
KJV
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