36. He causes the hungry to settle there,and they establish a city where they can live.
37. They sow fields and plant vineyardsthat yield a fruitful harvest.
38. He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their livestock decrease.
39. When they are diminished and are humbledby cruel oppression and sorrow,
40. He pours contempt on nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.
41. But He lifts the needy out of their suffering and makes their families multiply like flocks.