Sirach 10:18 CPDV

¹⁶  Because of this, the Lord has dishonored the gatherings of the evil, and he has destroyed them, even unto the end.

¹⁷  God has destroyed the seats of arrogant leaders, and he has caused the meek to be seated in their place.

¹⁸  The roots of arrogant nations, God has dried up, and the humble among these nations, he has planted.

¹⁹  The Lord has overthrown the lands of the Gentiles, and he has utterly destroyed them, even to their foundation.

²⁰  He has dried up some of them, and he has utterly destroyed them, and he has caused their memory to depart from the earth.