Job 34:16-30

16“But if you have understanding, hear this; Listen to the sound of my words.17Shall 1one who hates justice rule? And 2will you condemn the righteous mighty One,18Who says to a king, ‘You worthless one,’ To nobles, ‘You wicked one’;19Who shows no 3partiality to the prominent, Nor regards the rich as above the poor, Since they are all the 4work of His hands?20In a moment they die, and 5at midnight People are shaken and pass away, And 6the powerful are taken away without a hand.

21“For 7His eyes are upon the ways of a person, And He sees all his steps.22There is 8no darkness or deep shadow Where the workers of injustice can hide themselves.23For He does not 9need to consider a person further, That he should go before God in judgment.24He breaks in pieces the 10mighty without investigation, And sets others in their place.25Therefore He 11knows their deeds, And 12He overthrows them in the night, And they are crushed.26He 13strikes them like the wicked 14In a public place,27Because they 15turned aside from following Him, And 16had no regard for any of His ways,28So that they caused 17the cry of the poor to come to Him, And that He would 18hear the cry of the afflicted--29When He keeps quiet, who can condemn? And when He hides His face, who then can look at Him, That is, regarding both nation and a person?--30So that 19godless people would not rule, Nor be snares for the people.