9. This is because he says, ‘It does not help a manto try and please God.’
10. “So listen to me, you who can understand.God All-Powerful can never do wrong!It is impossible for God to do evil.
11. God pays a person back for what he has done.God gives him what his actions deserve.
12. Truly God will never do wrong!God All-Powerful will never twist what is right.
13. No one chose God to rule over the earth.No one put him in charge of the whole world.
14. God could decideto take away his spirit and breath.
15. If he did, all people would die together.And they would all turn back into dust.
16. “If you can understand, hear this.Listen to what I have to say.
17. Can anyone govern who hates what is right?How can you blame God who is both fair and powerful?
18. God is the one who says to kings, ‘You are worth nothing.’And he says to important people, ‘You are evil.’
19. God is not better to princes than other people.He is not better to rich people than poor people.This is because he made them all with his own hands.
20. They can die in a moment, in the middle of the night.The rich are struck down, and then they pass away.Powerful people die without man’s help.
21. “God watches where people go.He sees every step they take.
22. There is no dark place or deep shadowwhere those who do evil can hide from God.
23. God does not need to watch people more closely.He does not need for men to come before him for judging.
24. Without asking questions, God breaks powerful people into pieces.And he puts other people in their place.
25. This is because God knows what people do.He defeats them in the night, and they are crushed.
26. He punishes them for the evil things they do.He does it so that everyone else can watch.
27. This is because they stopped following God.They did not care about any of his ways.
28. God lets the cry of poor people reach him.He hears the cry of the needy.
29. But if God keeps quiet, who can blame him?If he hides his face, no one can see him.But God still rules over both men and nations.