Job 34:23-30

23We don’t set the time when we will come before God in judgment.

24He brings the mighty to ruin without asking anyone, and he sets up others in their place.

25He knows what they do, and in the night he overturns and destroys them.

26He strikes them down because they are wicked, doing it openly for all to see.

27For they turned away from following him. They have no respect for any of his ways.

28They cause the poor to cry out, catching God’s attention. He hears the cries of the needy.

29But if he chooses to remain quiet, who can criticize him? When he hides his face, no one can find him, whether an individual or a nation.

30He prevents the godless from ruling so they cannot be a snare to the people.