Sirach 10:18-20

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

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

¹⁹ The Lord hath overthrown the lands of the Gentiles, and hath destroyed them even to the foundation.

²⁰ He hath made some of them to wither away, and hath destroyed them, and hath made the memory of them to cease from the earth.