14. If he were to set his heart upon man and gather unto himself his spirit and his breath,
15. all flesh would perish together, and man would turn again unto dust.
16. If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.
17. Shall even he that hates judgment govern? And wilt thou condemn the Mighty One that is righteous?
18. Is it fit to say to the king, Thou art of Belial and to the princes, Ye are ungodly?
19. How much less to him who is not a respecter of the persons of princes, nor respects the rich more than the poor; for they all are the work of his hands.
20. In a moment they shall die, and the peoples shall be troubled at midnight and shall pass away; and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.
21. For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he sees all his steps.
22. There is no darkness nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
23. For he will not lay upon man more than that which is just; that he should enter into judgment with God.
24. He shall break in pieces mighty men without number and set others in their stead.
25. Therefore, he shall cause their works to be notorious, when he shall overturn them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
26. He shall strike them as wicked men in the open sight of others
27. because thus they turned back from him and would not consider any of his ways
28. so that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he hears the cry of the afflicted.