15. all flesh would perish together,and man would return to dust.
16. “If you have understanding, hear this;listen to what I say.
17. Shall one who hates justice govern?Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty,
18. who says to a king, ‘Worthless one,’and to nobles, ‘Wicked man,’
19. who shows no partiality to princes,nor regards the rich more than the poor,for they are all the work of his hands?
20. In a moment they die;at midnight the people are shaken and pass away,and the mighty are taken away by no human hand.
21. “For his eyes are on the ways of a man,and he sees all his steps.
22. There is no gloom or deep darknesswhere evildoers may hide themselves.
23. For God has no need to consider a man further,that he should go before God in judgment.