Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
Whoever shall exalt himself will be humbled, and whoever shall humble himself will be exalted.
He casts down princes from their thrones, and the lowly he uplifts,
For every one who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."
This man, I tell you, went home pardoned, rather than the other; for every one who exalts himself will be humbled, while every one who humbles himself shall be exalted."
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in his good time,