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he will move against you terribly and swiftly,
    for stern is the judgment decreed against the high and the mighty.[a]
The lowly will be pardoned through mercy,
    but the mighty will be tested with rigor.
For the Lord of all is not in awe of anyone,
    nor does he show any deference to worldly rank,
since he himself made small and great alike,
    and he provides for all equally.

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Footnotes

  1. Wisdom 6:5 God’s punishment of wrongdoing was felt by Moses (Num 20:12), David (2 Sam 24:10-17), and Hezekiah (2 Ki 20:16-19), among others.