Job 34:18-34

¹⁸He it is that saith to a king, Thou art apostate, either breaker of religion, when he keepeth not rightfulness and the common good; which calleth the dukes unpious, either unfaithful.

¹⁹He accepteth not the persons of princes, neither he knoweth a tyrant to spare him, when he striveth against a poor man; for all men be the work of his hands.

²⁰They shall die suddenly, and at midnight peoples shall be troubled; and shall pass away, and shall take away a violent man without hand.

²¹For the eyes of God be on the ways of men, and he beholdeth all the goings of them.

²²No darknesses be, neither no shadow of death is, that they, that work wickedness, be hid there;

²³for it is no more in the power of man, that he come to God into doom.

²⁴God shall all-break many men and unnumberable; and shall make other men to stand for them.

²⁵For he knoweth the works of them; and therefore he shall bring in night upon them, and they shall be all-broken.

²⁶He smote them, as unpious men, in the place of seeing men.

²⁷Which went away from him by casting afore or by forecasting, and would not understand all his ways.

²⁸That they should make the cry of a needy man to come to him, and that he should hear the voice of poor men.

²⁹For when he granteth peace, who is it that condemneth him? And since he hideth his cheer, who is that seeth him? And on folks, and on all men, he hath power to do such things.

³⁰Which maketh a man, hypocrite, to reign, for the sins of the people.

³¹Therefore for I have spoken to God, I shall not forbid thee to speak.

³²If I have erred, teach thou me; if I have spoken wickedness, I shall no more add to.

³³Whether God asketh that wickedness of thee, for it displeased thee? For thou hast begun to speak, and not I; that if thou knowest anything better, speak thou that.

³⁴Men of understanding, speak to me; and a wise man, hear me.