6The LORD kills and restores to life;
he sends people to the world of the dead
and brings them back again.
7He makes some poor and others rich;
he humbles some and makes others great.
8He lifts the poor from the dust
and raises the needy from their misery.
He makes them companions of princes
and puts them in places of honour.
The foundations of the earth belong to the LORD;
on them he has built the world.
The book of Ruth: a story of suffering and loss giving way to hope and new beginnings
