Job 34:18-34

¹⁸Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art worthless? and to princes, Ye are wicked?

¹⁹Whereas he is one that showeth no favor to chieftains, and distinguisheth not the rich before the indigent; for all of them are the work of his hands.

²⁰In a moment will they die, and in the midst of the night; people are moved, and pass away: and the mighty will be removed without a human hand.

²¹For big eyes are upon the ways of man, and all his steps doth he see.

²²There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the evil-doers can hide themselves.

²³For he need not direct his attention a long time upon man, that he should enter into judgment before God.

²⁴He breaketh down mighty men without long searching, and placeth others in their stead.

²⁵For the reason that he knoweth their deeds: therefore he overturneth them in the night, and they are crushed.

²⁶Among wicked men doth he strike them, in the place where many see them:

²⁷Because they have departed from following him, and have not considered all his ways.

²⁸Bringing before them the cry of the indigent, and the cry of the afflicted which he had to hear.

²⁹When he now granteth rest, who will condemn him! and when he hideth his face, who can behold him? whether it be against a nation, or against one man, it is the same:

³⁰That no hypocritical man may reign, that such shall not be a mare to the people.

³¹For truly it is only fitting to say unto God, “I bear cheerfully, I will not do any wrong;

³²What I cannot see myself, do thou truly teach me; if I have done what is unjust, I will do so no more.”

³³Should he then according to thy view send a recompense, because thou hast rejected him? “Because thou must choose, and not I?” and what thou knowest, do speak.

³⁴Men of sense will say unto me, and every wise man who heareth me,