13. Who appointed Him over the earth? Who put Him over the whole world?
14. “If He were to set His heart on it, and gather to Himself His Ruach and breath,
15. all flesh would perish together and mankind would return to dust.
16. “Now if you have understanding, hear this; give ear to the sound of my words.
17. Can someone who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the mighty, righteous One?
18. Who says to a king, ‘Worthless man’ and to nobles, ‘Wicked men’!
19. Who shows no partiality before princes, and does not favor the rich over the poor, for they are all the work of His hands.
20. They die in a moment, at midnight, people are shaken and they pass away. The mighty are removed without a hand.
21. “For His eyes are on the ways of man; He sees all his steps.
22. There is no gloom and no deep darkness, where evildoers can hide themselves.
23. For He does not consider a man further that he should go before God in judgment.
24. He shatters the mighty without inquiry, and sets others in their place.
25. Thus He recognizes their deeds, He overturns them in the night and they are crushed.
26. He strikes them for their wickedness in a place where people can see,
27. because they turned from following Him, and have not understood any of His ways.
28. They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, so that He hears the cry of the afflicted.
29. “But if He is quiet, who can condemn Him? If He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He is over a nation and an individual alike,
30. so that godless men should not rule, nor lay snares for people.
31. “Suppose someone says to God, ‘I have born chastisement, but I will not act wickedly any more.