14. If He sets His heart on man,if He gathers unto Himself His Spirit and His breath,
15. all flesh will perish together,and man will turn again to dust.
16. “If now you have understanding, hear this;listen to the voice of my words:
17. Should he who hates justice govern?And will you condemn Him who is most just?
18. Is it fitting to say to a king, ‘You are wicked’?And to princes, ‘You are ungodly’?
19. Yet He is not partial to princes,nor does He regard the rich more than the poor.For they all are the work of His hands.
20. In a moment they will die,and the people will be troubled at midnight and pass away,and the mighty will be taken away without a hand.
21. “For His eyes are upon the ways of man,and He sees all his goings.
22. There is no darkness nor shadow of deathwhere the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
23. For He will not lay upon man more than right,that he should enter into judgment with God.
24. He will break in pieces mighty men without number,and set others in their place.
25. Therefore He knows their works,and He overturns them in the nightso that they are destroyed.