²¹ He changes times and seasons;^(A)
    he deposes^(B) kings and raises up others.^(C)
He gives wisdom^(D) to the wise
    and knowledge to the discerning.^(E)

⁶ The boundary lines^(A) have fallen for me in pleasant places;
    surely I have a delightful inheritance.^(B)

¹² Teach us to number our days,^(A)
    that we may gain a heart of wisdom.^(B)

¹⁶ Your eyes saw my unformed body;
    all the days ordained^(A) for me were written in your book
    before one of them came to be.