Job 34:18-34

¹⁸Who saith to the king: Thou art an apostate: who calleth rulers ungodly?

¹⁹Who accepteth not the persons of princes: nor hath regarded the tyrant, when he contended against the poor man: for all are the work of his hands.

²⁰They shall suddenly die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and they shall pass, and take away the violent without hand.

²¹For his eyes are upon the ways of men, and he considereth all their steps.

²²There is no darkness, and there is no shadow of death, where they may be hid who work iniquity.

²³For it is no longer in the power of man to enter into judgment with God.

²⁴He shall break in pieces many and innumerable, and shall make others to stand in their stead.

²⁵For he knoweth their works: and therefore he shall bring night on them, and they shall be destroyed.

²⁶He hath struck them, as being wicked, in open sight.

²⁷Who as it were on purpose have revolted from him, and would not understand all his ways:

²⁸So that they caused the cry of the needy to come to him, and he heard the voice of the poor.

²⁹For when he granteth peace, who is there that can condemn? When he hideth his countenance, who is there that can behold him, whether it regard nations, or all men?

³⁰Who maketh a man that is a hypocrite to reign for the sins of the people?

³¹Seeing then I have spoken of God, I will not hinder thee in thy turn.

³²If I have erred, teach thou me: if I have spoken iniquity, I will add no more.

³³Doth God require it of thee, because it hath displeased thee? for thou begannest to speak, and not I: but if thou know any thing better, speak.

³⁴Let men of understanding speak to me, and let a wise man hearken to me.