Sirach 10:16-18

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

¹⁶ Therefore hath the Lord disgraced the assemblies of the wicked, and hath utterly destroyed them.

¹⁷ God hath overturned the thrones of proud princes, and hath set up the meek in their stead.

¹⁸ God hath made the roots of proud nations to wither, and hath planted the humble of these nations.