Sirach 10:14-16

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

¹⁴ The Lord overthrows the thrones of rulers,
    and enthrones the lowly in their place.
¹⁵ The Lord plucks up the roots of the nations,^[a]
    and plants the humble in their place.
¹⁶ The Lord lays waste the lands of the nations,
    and destroys them to the foundations of the earth.