17 Shall he that hateth judgment, [a]govern? and wilt thou judge him wicked that is most just?

18 Wilt thou say unto a king, Thou art [b]wicked? or to princes, Ye are ungodly?

19 How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, and regardeth not the rich, more than the poor? for they be all the work of his hands.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 34:17 If God were not just, how could he govern the world?
  2. Job 34:18 If man of nature fear to speak evil of such as have power, then much more ought they to be afraid to speak evil of God.

17 Can someone who hates justice govern?(A)
    Will you condemn the just and mighty One?(B)
18 Is he not the One who says to kings, ‘You are worthless,’
    and to nobles,(C) ‘You are wicked,’(D)
19 who shows no partiality(E) to princes
    and does not favor the rich over the poor,(F)
    for they are all the work of his hands?(G)

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