23. He doesn’t have to set a time for a personin order to bring him to divine judgment.
24. He breaks mighty people into pieces without examining themand puts others in their places.
25. He knows what they do,so he overthrows them at night, and they’re crushed.
26. In return for their evil, he strikes them in public,
27. because they turned away from following himand didn’t consider any of his ways.
28. They forced the poor to cry out to him,and he hears the cry of those who suffer.
29. If he keeps quiet, who can condemn him?If he hides his face, who can see himwhether it is a nation or a single person?
30. ⌊He does this⌋ so that godless people cannot ruleand so that they cannot trap people.
31. “But suppose such a person says to God, ‘I am guilty,I will stop my immoral behavior.