- the mean:
- "And the mean manª boweth down,ª° and the great manª humblethª° himself: therefore forgiveª° them not.¹" {Isa 2:9} + "The loftyª looksª of manª shall be humbled,ª° and the haughtinessª of men²¹ shall be bowed down,ª° and the LORDª alone¹ shall be exaltedª° in that¹ day.ª" {Isa 2:11} + "And the loftinessª of manª shall be bowed down,ª° and the haughtinessª of men²¹ shall be made low:ª° and the LORDª alone¹ shall be exaltedª° in that¹ day.ª" {Isa 2:17} + "Therefore the LORDª will cut offª° from Israelª¹ headª and tail,ª branchª and rush,ª in oneª day.ª ... Therefore¹¹ the Lordª shall have no¹ joyª° in¹ their young men,ª neither¹ shall have mercyª° on their fatherlessª and widows:ª for¹ every one¹ [is] an hypocriteª and an evildoer,ª° and every¹ mouthª speakethª° folly.ª For all¹ this¹ his angerª is not¹ turned away,ª° but his handª [is] stretched out¹ still.²°¹" {Isa 9:14-17} + "And it shall be,¹ as with the people,ª so with the priest;ª as with the servant,ª so with his master;ª as with the maid,ª so with her mistress;ª as with the buyer,ª° so with the seller;ª° as with the lender,ª° so with the borrower;ª° as with the taker of usury,ª° soª with the giver of usuryª° to him. ... The earthª mournethª° [and] fadeth away,ª° the worldª languishethª° [and] fadeth away,ª° the haughtyª peopleª of the earthª do languish.ª°" {Isa 24:2-4} + "Surely¹ men²² of low degree¹¹ [are] vanity,ª [and] men² of high degree¹¹ [are] a lie:ª to be laidª° in the balance,ª they¹ [are] altogetherª [lighter] than vanity.ª¹" {Psa 62:9} + "Therefore I¹ said,ª° Surely¹ these¹ [are] poor;ª they are foolish:ª° for¹ they knowª° not¹ the wayª of the LORD,ª [nor] the judgmentª of their God.ª ... I will get²°¹ me unto¹ the great men,ª and will speak²° unto¹ them; for¹ they¹ have knownª° the wayª of the LORD,ª [and] the judgmentª of their God:ª but¹ these¹ have altogetherª brokenª° the yoke,ª [and] burstª° the bonds.ª" {Jer 5:4-5} + "Shall I not¹ visitª° for¹ these¹ [things]? saithª° the LORD:ª and¹ shall not¹ my soulª be avengedª° on such¹ a nationª as this?¹" {Jer 5:9} + "ª Let²° the¹ brotherª of low degreeª rejoiceª° inª that he²¹ is exalted:ª ... Forª the¹ sunª is no sooner risenª° withª a burning heat,ª butª it witherethª° the¹ grass,ª andª the¹ flowerª thereofª falleth,ª° andª the¹ graceª of the¹ fashionª of itª perisheth:ª° soª alsoª shall²° the¹ rich manª fade awayª° inª his²¹ ways.ª" {Jms 1:9-11} + "Andª the¹ kingsª of the¹ earth,ª andª the¹ great men,ª andª the¹ rich men,ª andª the¹ chief captains,ª andª the¹ mighty men,ª andª everyª bondman,ª andª everyª free man,ª hidª° themselvesª inª the¹ densª andª inª the¹ rocksª of the¹ mountains;ª ... Andª saidª° to the¹ mountainsª andª rocks,ª Fallª° onª us,ª andª hideª° usª fromª the faceª of him that sittethª° onª the¹ throne,ª andª fromª the¹ wrathª of the¹ Lamb:ª" {Rev 6:15-16}
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