Job 34:16-30

¹⁶ "But if you have understanding , hear this ; Listen to the sound of my words . ¹⁷ "Shall one who hates justice rule ? And will you condemn the righteous mighty One , ¹⁸ Who says to a king , 'Worthless one ,' To nobles , 'Wicked ones '; ¹⁹ Who shows no partiality e to princes Nor regards the rich above the poor , For they all are the work of His hands ? ²⁰ "In a moment they die , and at midnight e People are shaken and pass away , And the mighty are taken away without a hand . ²¹ "For His eyes are upon the ways of a man , And He sees all his steps . ²² "There is no darkness or deep shadow Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves. ²³ "For He does not need to consider a man further , That he should go before God in judgment . ²⁴ "He breaks in pieces mighty men without inquiry , And sets others in their place . ²⁵ "Therefore He knows their works , And He overthrows them in the night , And they are crushed . ²⁶ "He strikes them like the wicked In a public place , ²⁷ Because e e they turned aside from following Him, And had no regard for any of His ways ; ²⁸ So that they caused the cry of the poor to come to Him, And that He might hear the cry of the afflicted - ²⁹ When He keeps quiet , who then can condemn ? And when He hides His face , who then can behold Him, That is, in regard to both nation and man ?- ³⁰ So that godless men would not rule Nor be snares of the people .