Job 34:18-34

¹⁸He is ungodly that says to a king, Thou art a transgressor, that says to princes, O most ungodly one.

¹⁹Such a one as would not reverence the face of an honourable man, neither knows how to give honour to the great, so as that their persons should be respected.

²⁰But it shall turn out vanity to them, to cry and beseech a man; for they dealt unlawfully, the poor being turned aside from their right.

²¹For he surveys the works of men, and nothing of what they do has escaped him.

²²Neither shall there be a place for the workers of iniquity to hide themselves.

²³For he will not lay upon a man more than right.

²⁴For the Lord looks down upon all men, who comprehends unsearchable things, glorious also and excellent things without number.

²⁵Who discovers their works, and will bring night about upon them, and they shall be brought low.

²⁶And he quite destroys the ungodly, for they are seen before him.

²⁷Because they turned aside from the law of God, and did not regard his ordinances,

²⁸so as to bring before him the cry of the needy; for he will hear the cry of the poor.

²⁹And he will give quiet, and who will condemn? and he will hide his face, and who shall see him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man also:

³⁰causing a hypocrite to be king, because of the waywardness of the people.

³¹For there is one that says to the Mighty One, I have received blessings; I will not take a pledge:

³²I will see apart from myself: do thou shew me if I have done unrighteousness; I will not do so any more.

³³Will he take vengeance for it on thee, whereas thou wilt put it far from thee? for thou shalt choose, and not I; and what thou knowest, speak thou.

³⁴Because the wise in heart shall say this, and a wise man listens to my word.