17 “Shall aone who hates justice rule?

And bwill you condemn the righteous mighty One,

18 Who says to a king, ‘Worthless one,’

To nobles, ‘Wicked ones’;

19 Who shows no apartiality to princes

Nor regards the rich above the poor,

For they all are the bwork of His hands?

20 “In a moment they die, and aat midnight

People are shaken and pass away,

And bthe mighty are taken away without a hand.

21 “For aHis eyes are upon the ways of a man,

And He sees all his steps.

22 “There is ano darkness or deep shadow

Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

23 “For He does not aneed to consider a man further,

That he should go before God in judgment.

24 “He breaks in pieces amighty men without inquiry,

And sets others in their place.

25 “Therefore He aknows their works,

And bHe overthrows them in the night,

And they are crushed.

26 “He astrikes them like the wicked

1In a public place,

27 Because they aturned aside from following Him,

And bhad no regard for any of His ways;